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Gilmore Pit: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Theodore L Darlington
Jackson, Jackson County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3304047

Gilmore Pit has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Feb 1990
Ownership history
  1. La May Industries Inc 1986 to 1988
  2. La May Industries Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1990 10 78,664
1989 15 361,581
1988 11 237,293
1987 13 151,026
1986 12 71,279
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Gilmore Pit sits in Jackson County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.6% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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

1 on file

1990 · 1 incident

February 13, 1990 OH · Coal EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
La May Industries Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A BLAST WAS BEING LOADED IN LIMESTONE PIT AT LAMAY MINE PERMIT #D205 A STORM MOVED INTO AREA & BLAST CREW & DRILLER EVACUATED BLAST AREA UPON REENTERING THE DRILL BENCH BLASTER DISCOVERED THAT LIGHT NING HAD SET OFF 36 HOLES THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE OR INJURY