Mining Incidents

Mahoning Valley Strip Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Robert E Murray
Fairpoint, Belmont County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3303214

MSHA record for Mahoning Valley Strip Mine (mine ID 3303214). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Jun 1988
Ownership history
  1. Consolidation Coal Company 1974 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mahoning Valley Strip Mine sits in Belmont County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 4.7% 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.
Belmont County, Ohio · Population 65,982
4.7%
Mining share of county employment
$58,411
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

June 22, 1988 OH · Coal welder (shop) FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Consolidation Coal Company · Struck by flying object

GEM PIT: WAS STANDING ON PLATFORM BY ELEVATOR ON GROUND FLOOR A SANDSTONE ROCK FELL FROM THE GFHIGHWALL AND SHATTERED A PIECE OF STONE CAME OVER THE CORNER OF #3 CRAWLER STEERING SCREW AREA AND HIT THE RIGHT INSIDE OF LOWER LEG

June 20, 1988 OH · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Consolidation Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

GEM PIT. WAS CARRYING PAD PIN TO REPLACE THE BROKEN ONE ON THE SPOIL BANK SIDE OF THE CRAWLER. WHILE WALKING TO WORK AREA, HE STEPPED ON A ROCK, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST AND BE OFF BALANCE, CAUSI NG PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

1987 · 1 incident

October 5, 1987 OH · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Consolidation Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AT 05WAREHOUSE 2ELPING I.NAME TO LAY LATCH BAR DOWN OFF OF FORKLIFT & IT CAME OFF OF FORKLIFT ARM BY T HE SLING CABLE THAT WAS H OLDING IT ON THE FORK ARM CAUSING LATCH BAR T O HIT TOP OF RT.KNEE 3

1983 · 2 incidents

December 28, 1983 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Consolidation Coal Company · Struck by falling object

TOM & CARL ZIEMBA WERE PUTTING A PUMP LINE TOGETHER WHEN A ROCK ROLLED FROM THE SPOIL STRIKIN G TOM ON LEFT SHOULDER, RIB CAGE & RIGHT THIGH. KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND.

October 18, 1983 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Consolidation Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INSTALLING DRIVE LINE ON TRUCK 02 7902 DRIVE LINE SLIPPED COVER PLATE ON CROSS LACERATED LEFT THUMB