Mining Incidents

Gilmore Pit: 1 reportable incident Coal

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

MSHA record for Gilmore Pit (mine ID 3304047). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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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.

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