Mining Incidents

Hanging Rock Dock: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by BHP Billiton
Hanging Rock, Lawrence County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3303590

MSHA record for Hanging Rock Dock (mine ID 3303590). 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
1984
Latest incident
Aug 1984
Ownership history
  1. Superior River Coal Corp 1977 to 1980
  2. A B C Dock Inc 1980 to 1983
  3. Hanging Rock Coal Inc 1983 to 1984
  4. Hanging Rock Dock Company 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Hanging Rock Dock sits in Lawrence County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Lawrence County, Ohio · Population 57,385
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$54,842
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

1984 · 1 incident

August 31, 1984 OH · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Hanging Rock Dock Company · Struck by falling object

EMPL IN CAB OF PICKUP TRUCK INSTALLING CB ANTENNA.WHILE USING ELEC DRILL DRILLING OVERHEAD INTO CEILING OF CAB,PIECE OF METAL FELL INTO HIS EYE AN BECAME LODGED.