Wilmot Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
VICTIM WAS BACKING DOWN SHORT RAMP, DID NOT TURN LOADER. WHEEL CLIMBED BANK. LOADER ROLLED OVER CRUSHING VICTIM, CRUSHED CHEST.
North Mine: 1 recorded fatality Coal
MSHA record for North Mine (mine ID 3302929). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1984–1988
- Latest incident
- Apr 1988
Ownership history
- Wilmot Mining Company 1973 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
North Mine sits in Stark County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.Stark County, Ohio · Population 373,764
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$65,740
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
5 on file (excluding fatalities above)1988 · 2 incidents
April 29, 1988
OH · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wilmot Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
I.NAME PICKING GOB FROM BELT AT TIPPLE LIFTED PE PIECE OF CLAY ABOUT 25 LB PAIN STARTED IN BACK AREA
March 23, 1988
OH · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wilmot Mining Company · Struck by falling object
I NAME MECHANIC HAD HEAVY PIECE OF METAL IN VISE WHILE REMOVING IT IT DROPPED ON MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND BREAKING BONEEND OF FINGER.
1987 · 2 incidents
June 27, 1987
OH · Coal
assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management
POWERED HAULAGE
Wilmot Mining Company · Struck against a moving object
SLID ON WET PAV9MENT WENT OFF IN RIGHT DITCH AND ROLLED CJ7.
March 2, 1987
OH · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wilmot Mining Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
FOR NO APPARENT3REASON,I.NAME SANK TO FLOOR IN EXTREME PAIN POTENTIAL MUSCLE SPASMS IN BACK.HE WAS PUTTING AIR IN FARM WAGON TIRE.NO EQUIP DAMAGE.
1985 · 1 incident
Wilmot Mining Company · Fall from machine
I.NAME WAS GETTING DOWN FROM FUELING LOADER FOOT SLIPPED AND LACERATED LOWER RT LEG ON EDGE OF LOADER BUCKET