Sheridan Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
A VERY HEAVY RAIN FALL OCCURRED CAUSING DEWATERING PUMP TO FILL UP A WATER PUMP MALFUNCTION CAUSING WATER TO OVER FLOW SUMP AND ENTIRE MINE
Mine No 2: 4 reportable incidents Coal
Sheridan Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Vernon D Richmond
Near West Point,
Columbiana County,
OH
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3304113
MSHA record for Mine No 2 (mine ID 3304113). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1988–1989
- Latest incident
- Nov 1989
Ownership history
- Sheridan Coal Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine No 2 sits in Columbiana County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.Columbiana County, Ohio · Population 101,203
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$58,474
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1989 · 1 incident
1988 · 3 incidents
Sheridan Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN CROSSCUT FROM #5 TO #7 ENTRY. (SPAD 111 TO 110); 6' HIGH; 4' RESIN BOLTS.
Sheridan Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I NAME WAS WORKING ON CONVEYOR CHAIN OF SHUTTLE CAR CUT FINGER WITH CHISEL
Sheridan Coal Company · Contact with electrical current
WORKING ON PANEL, FUSE HOLDER BURNT UP