La May Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
I.NAME WAS NEAR WHERE GRINDING WAS TAKEN PLACE AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW AND HIT I.NAME IN HIS UPPER RIGHT EYE
Gilmore: 2 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Gilmore (mine ID 3303332). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1984–1985
- Latest incident
- Sep 1985
Ownership history
- La May Coal Company Inc 1975 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Gilmore sits in Jackson County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.6% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Jackson County, Ohio · Population 32,588
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$58,409
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1985 · 1 incident
1984 · 1 incident
La May Coal Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
VICTIM WAS A PIT FOREMAN, SUPERVISING REPAIRS ON A PAN/SCRAPER. HE SUDDENLY SLUMPED TO THE GROUND AND COMPLAINED OF A SEVERE HEADACHE. VICRIM WENT TO INTO A COMA, IN THE EMERGENCY SQUAD ENROU TE TO HOLZER MEDICAL CENTER, GALLIPOLIS OHIO. VICTIM EXPIRED AT THE HOSPITAL ON 1/19/84 AT 2:30 A.M.