Mining Incidents

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

Mine No 2 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
Nov 1989
Ownership history
  1. Sheridan Coal Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1993 0
1992 0
1991 0
1990 3 33,787
1989 21 236,836
1988 26 282,105
1987 20 18,728
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine No 2 sits in Columbiana County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
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 file

1989 · 1 incident

November 22, 1989 OH · Coal INUNDATION
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

1988 · 3 incidents