Assayer fatality at Gibson Mine (Gibson County Coal LLC), IN, August 10, 2007

at 10:43 AM

On August 10, 2007, an assayer was fatally injured in a slip or fall of person accident at Gibson Mine (Gibson County Coal LLC), IN.

Gibson Mine · Facility · Coal

Operator: Gibson County Coal LLC (Alliance Resource Partners LP)

Contractor on site: A01

Gibson County, IN

Classification SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Type Fall down raise, shaft or manway

Investigator narrative

While being lowered in sinking bucket, a strap and clevis engaged with shaft door upsetting the sinking bucket exposing three individuals to a fall hazard resulting in three fatalities.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Ride Equipment
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: VERTICAL SHAFT
Mining method: Other
Accident type: Fall down raise, shaft or manway
Source of injury: MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 1 year
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

Related fatalities

Same operator

March 25, 2014 · Apprentice · Gibson County Coal LLC, IN
May 15, 2012 · Laborer · Gibson County Coal, LLC, IN
June 3, 2008 · Roof Bolter · Gibson County Coal LLC, IN
August 10, 2007 · Assayer · Gibson County Coal LLC, IN
August 10, 2007 · Assayer · Gibson County Coal LLC, IN

Same classification

September 23, 2026 · Front-End Loader · Zack Burkett Co., TX
August 13, 2026 · Master Mechanic · Memphis Stone & Gravel Company, MS
July 29, 2026 · Mine Manager · Tata Chemicals Soda Ash Partners LLC, WY
April 30, 2026 · Laborer · Seubert Excavators Inc, OR
March 28, 2026 · Steel Worker · Alpine Silica, LLC, TX

Same year

December 14, 2007 · Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver · Lhoist North America of Arizona Inc., CA
December 12, 2007 · Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver · C.W. Mining Co., UT
December 4, 2007 · Beltman · Mammoth Coal Co., WV
November 16, 2007 · Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver · Farrell-Cooper Mining Company, OK
November 12, 2007 · Laborer · Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC, NM

Verify on MSHA

Every record on this page mirrors what MSHA publishes under its Open Government Data program, refreshed weekly. MSHA does not publish per-accident URLs (the Accidents data is distributed as a single bulk file), so this is how to retrieve the source for the specific record below:

Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip then search for Document number 220072340012 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System and search by Mine ID 1202215
All MSHA datasets: Open Government Data program directory covering Accident, Mines, Inspections, Violations, etc.

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220072340012 · Mine ID 1202215 Trainer view →