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Robertsville Strip: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Lahmers Raymond
Canton, Stark County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3303510

Robertsville Strip has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
May 1985
Ownership history
  1. Garaux Company 1975 to 1977
  2. Burning Hollow Coal Company Inc 1977 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)
1988 0
1987 0
1986 0
1985 12 46,972
1984 9 84,621
1983 7 59,423
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Robertsville Strip sits in Stark County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1985 · 1 incident

May 2, 1985 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer ELECTRICAL
Burning Hollow Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

STARTER CABLE BROKE OPERATOR GOT OFF MACHINE WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF MASTER SWITCH HE THEN PICKED UP THE CABLE WHICH TOUCHED THE MEDAL PARTS OF THE DOZER AND SHORTED IT OUT AND BURNT HIS HAND