Black Rock Ltd · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPL WAS WALKING DOWN HILL TO WORKING LOCATION WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE & SNOW THEN HE FELL. ANOTHER EMPL TOOK INJURED TO HOSPITAL TO GET CHECKED OUT.
Mine #2: 11 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Mine #2 (mine ID 3304093). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1988–1989
- Latest incident
- Dec 1989
Ownership history
- Tinnel Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1988
- Black Rock Ltd 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine #2 sits in Muskingum County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 1.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Muskingum County, Ohio · Population 86,382
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$59,203
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file1989 · 5 incidents
Black Rock Ltd · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
INJURED WAS HOOKING UP BATTERIES ON KERSEY CAR AND SHORTED TWO OF THE POSTS TOGETHER WITH A WRENCH CAUSING THE BATTERY TO BLOW UP HIS FACE.
Black Rock Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I,NAME WAS CUTTING THE TOP OFF A PLASTIC 5 GAL. CAN OF GEAR OIL WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS R LEG.
March 11, 1989
OH · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Rock Ltd · Over-exertion in lifting objects
I,NAME WAS WORKING ON AN OUTSIDE BELT DRIVE UNIT AND WAS SITTING ON A CONCRETE BLOCK, HE TURNED AROUND TO PICK UP A WRENCH AND FELT SHARP PAIN'S IN HIS LOWER BACK.
February 21, 1989
OH · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Black Rock Ltd · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING ACROSS A BRIDGE BUILT INSIDE THE MINE AND RAN A NAIL INTO HIS KNEE.
1988 · 6 incidents
December 30, 1988
OH · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Black Rock Ltd · Fall onto or against objects
THE INJURED PERSON WAS PULLING A CONTINOUS MINER CAT HEAD WHILE MOVING UP THE POWER. HE HAD THE CAT HEAD CRADDFLED BETWEEN HIS L ARM & RIBS HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE COAL & FELL DOWN. AFTER FALLING THE CAT HEAD STRUCK HIS L INSDIE FOREARM ON THE CAT HEAD.
Black Rock Ltd · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED LEFT FOREMAN, WHILE ROLLING OFF THE FLAT CAR.
August 17, 1988
OH · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Black Rock Ltd · Fall to the walkway or working surface
SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARD, INJURED HIS LOWER BACK, AND RIGHT LEG WHILE RUNNING THE CARRIER.
June 27, 1988
OH · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Rock Ltd · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WHILE LIFTING CHAIN PANS UP OVER BELT SEVERE STRAIN TO LOWER LUMBAR IN LOWER BACK DEVELOPED INTO PINCHED NERVE
April 14, 1988
OH · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
ELECTRICAL
Black Rock Ltd · Flash burns (electric)
NO PERMENENT DAMAGE BURNS TO THE INDEX FINGER AND THE PLAM OF THE HAND BURNING THE HOOKUP OF THE BATTERIES FOR THE KERSEY CAR HE GOT THE POSITIVE AND THE NEGITIVE LEADS TOGETHER CAUSING AN ARC BURNING THE FINGER AND THE PALM OF THE LEFT HAND
Black Rock Ltd · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WHILE PICKING UP 5 GALLON CAN OF OIL FROM THE BOTTOM FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK STRAINE AND STRETCH THE MUSCLES IN THE LOWER BACK THE HIP AND THE LOWER LUMBAR VERTEBRAS WERE OUT OF PLACE