Zoar Mining Company · Struck against stationary object
REPAIR OF ELECTRICAL WIRING UNDER DASH. CUT HAND ON DASH PANEL.
Zoar Mining Company: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Zoar Mining Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Summitville Tiles Inc
Tuscarawas County,
OH
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3300569
Zoar Mining Company has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1983–1998
- Latest incident
- Dec 1998
Ownership history
- Zoar Mining Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1994 | 6 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1990 | 8 |
| 1989 | 8 |
| 1988 | 9 |
| 1987 | 11 |
| 1986 | 11 |
| 1985 | 11 |
| 1984 | 9 |
| 1983 | 12 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Zoar Mining Company sits in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 1.3% 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.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.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1998 · 2 incidents
Zoar Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WENT TO THROW PIECE OF IRON ON BACK OF PICKUP, FLIPPED BACK HIT HIS ARM 6 STITCHES.
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1987 · 1 incident
October 31, 1987
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Zoar Mining Company · Fall from machine
CLIMBING DOWN O0F TRUCK BED SLIPPED AND FELL OFF TRUCK
1983 · 2 incidents
March 23, 1983
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Zoar Mining Company · Fall from machine
WENT TO GET IN TRUCK, SLIPPED AND FELL ON TRUCK STEP.
February 22, 1983
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Zoar Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN WHEEL & BRAKE DRUM WHILE CHANGING WHEEL.