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

MSHA record for Sun Valley Mine (mine ID 3302502). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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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.

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.