Mining Incidents

Sun Valley Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Arapaho Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by Clum Merle A
New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3302502

Sun Valley Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Apr 1987
Ownership history
  1. Reclamation & Air Survey Inc 1971 to 1980
  2. Arapaho Mining Inc 1980 to 1986
  3. Arapaho Mining Inc 1986 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)
1989 0
1988 0
1987 11 35,204
1986 16 65,662
1985 14 62,988
1984 17 58,332
1983 16 54,703
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Sun Valley Mine sits in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 1.3% 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.
Tuscarawas County, Ohio · Population 92,585
1.3%
Mining share of county employment
$64,494
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

1987 · 1 incident

April 18, 1987 OH · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Arapaho Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

SLIPPED IN OIL 3N BACK OF TRUCK FELL ON LT. SHOULDER,LT ELBOW LT.UPPER ARM,HAND POST SPLINT APPLIED 9 LAYERS FRACTURED LT. RADIAL HEAD.