Mining Incidents

Monroe Strip: 1 reportable incident Coal

Monroe Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by Petrozzi Tillio P
Near Uhrichsville, Harrison County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3303957

MSHA record for Monroe Strip (mine ID 3303957). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Jul 1985
Ownership history
  1. Monroe Mining Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Monroe Strip sits in Harrison County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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.
Harrison County, Ohio · Population 14,408
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$53,851
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1985 · 1 incident

July 1, 1985 OH · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Monroe Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMP WAS HAND LOADING BAILS OF HAY FROM A HAY WAHGON ONTO THE TRAILER BEHIND THE MULCHER. HE THREW A BALE ONTO THE TRAILER & HIS FEET WENT OUT FROM UNDER HIM & HE F ELL HEAD FIRST APPROX 6\ ON TO THE METAL BEAM THAT PULLS THE TRAILER STRIKING THE TOP OF LEFT SHOULDER ON THE BEAM