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J-R Auger: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Richard L Eckenrode
Brilliant, Jefferson County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3303937

MSHA record for J-R Auger (mine ID 3303937). 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
1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987
Ownership history
  1. Tri-State Auger Mining Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

J-R Auger sits in Jefferson County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 1.2% 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.
Jefferson County, Ohio · Population 64,855
1.2%
Mining share of county employment
$56,983
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

1987 · 1 incident

October 21, 1987 OH · Coal auger helper POWERED HAULAGE
Tri-State Auger Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS SE3T TO TOP OF RAMP TO START & BRING TRUCK WITH THE FUEL TANK DOWN INTO THE PIT HE WAS BACKING SAID TRUCK DOWN THE RAMP WHEN A AIR HOSE RUPTURED CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL DUE TO LOW AIR PRESSURE TR6CK STRUCK A ROCK TRUCK PARKED AT THE PIT LEVEL THE IMPACT CAUSED I.NAME TO BE DRIVEN BACKWARD IN THE SEAT