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.
Owv Mine: 8 reportable incidents Coal
Mountain Spring Coal Company
· Underground
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
Ownership history
- Ohio Wv Coal 1987 to 1989
- Mountain Spring Coal Company 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Owv Mine 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
8 on file1990 · 3 incidents
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
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.
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
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