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Mill Creek Strip: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Schlabach Coal Co · Surface
Controlled by Schlabach Alvin A
New Bedford, Coshocton County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3300725

MSHA record for Mill Creek Strip (mine ID 3300725). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Jan 1984
Ownership history
  1. Schlabach Coal Co 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mill Creek Strip sits in Coshocton County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.
Coshocton County, Ohio · Population 36,679
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$54,687
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1984 · 2 incidents

January 31, 1984 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Schlabach Coal Co · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DON HERSHBERGER WAS UNLOADING A D9 PART OFF A TRUCK THE CRANE HE USED HAD A ADJUSTABLE BOOM WHICH SLID BACK IN PINCHING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETW%EEN PART AND CRANE

January 10, 1984 OH · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Schlabach Coal Co · Struck by falling object

EE WAS CLEANING THE HOPPER FROM THE INSIDE WHEN CAOL WAS DUMPED INTO THE HOPPER WITH THE FRONT END LOADER ON TOP OF THE HILL. THE COAL FELL ON TOP OF HIM & WAS TRAPPED UNDER THE COAL INSIDE THE HOPPER. HE WAS THEN PULLED OUT & THE EMERGENCY SQUAD WAS CALLED. HE WAS CONSCIOUS & ALTER DURING & AFTER THE ACCIDENT.