Mining Incidents

Owv Mine Coal

Controlled by Forest Coal Company
Lisbon, Columbiana County, OH  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3304119

MSHA record for Owv Mine (mine ID 3304119). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
Aug 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1990 · 3 incidents

August 11, 1990 OH · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS SCOOPING 1 ENT. WHEN HE RAN HIS SCOOP ON A CINDER BLOCK AND CAUGHT HIS HEAD BETWEEN FRAME OF SCOOP AND TOP.

July 9, 1990 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING 42" RESIN ROOF BOLTS AND TWISTED BACK WHILE COMPLETING JOB.

January 3, 1990 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

BACKED MANTRIP INTO RIB AND HIS HEAD JERKED BACK AND HIT CHARGER ON BACK OF MANTRIP.

1989 · 1 incident

June 22, 1989 OH · Coal INUNDATION
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

EXCESSIVE RAIN THE EVENING PRIOR TO SAID ACCIDENT CAUSED GROUND TO BE SATURATED WITH WATER. PUMPS IN PIT HANDLED WATER FROM RAIN ITSELF BUT COULD NOT HANDLE WATER SEE PAGE THROUGH SPOIL BANK.

1988 · 4 incidents

November 8, 1988 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ohio Wv Coal · Fall from machine

LOADING BAGS OF ROCK DUST FROM SHED ONTO FAIRCHILD SCOOP. SHED ELEVATED AND EMPLOYEE FELL FROM SHED WHILE TRYING TO STEP ONTO SCOOP WITH A BAG, LANDED ON SCOOP AND THEN FELL TO GROUND.

September 6, 1988 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ohio Wv Coal · Accident type, without injuries

FALL OCCURRED IN FAULT AREEA. THIS SECTION MINED THROUGH THIS AREEA 9/23/88 & WAS MINING APPROX 500' INBY,.

May 12, 1988 OH · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Ohio Wv Coal · Struck against stationary object

WHILE ON HIS KNEES AND TRAMMING A BRIDGE CONVEYOR TOWARD THE FACE OF #2 ENTRY I NAME CLAIMS TO HAVE KNELT ON A LUMP OF MATERIAL CAUSING HIS KNEE TO HURT THIS OCCURRENCE APPEARED TO BE OF NO SIGNIFICANCE AT THE TIME AND I NAME CONTINUED WORKING DAILY UNTIL JUNE 17 1988

May 6, 1988 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ohio Wv Coal · Accident type, without injuries

THIS FALL OCCURRED IN A FAULT AREA THE SECTION MINED THROUGH THIS AREA 4/15/88 AND WAS MINING ABAPPROXIMATELY 800 FT. INBY

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