Mining Incidents

Green Ridge Coal

Controlled by Don Foertsch
Lamar, Spencer County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1200312

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1983–1994
Latest incident
Aug 1994
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

1994 · 1 incident

August 26, 1994 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Green Ridge Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS RUNNING A SCRAPER, WHEN IT WENT INTO A LARGE HOLE. WHILE TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF ON BOWL LEVER IN SCRAPER, HE JAMMED HIS SHOULDER.

1991 · 2 incidents

May 15, 1991 IN · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green Ridge Mining Inc · Fall from machine

JUMPED OFF THE BLADE PUSH ARM TO THE GROUND (APROX. 5 FEET). FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK, BUT DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL NEXT DAY.

January 21, 1991 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green Ridge Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

HE WAS GETTING BACK ON HIS D9H DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND CAME BACK AGAINST THE INSIDE BLADE ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

1988 · 2 incidents

April 12, 1988 IN · Coal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Green Ridge Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

I NAME WAS HOLDING A PUNCH WITH A PAIR OF PLIERS ON RIPPER TOOTH PIN. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HIT THE PUNCH WITH SLEDGE HAMMER, ANDTHE PUNCH FLEW BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE.

1987 · 3 incidents

February 25, 1987 IN · Coal MACHINERY
Green Ridge Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING A BOX OUT OF THE WAY ON THE BACK OF THE PARTS TRUCK, WHILE RIPPER SHANK WAS BEING MOVED ONTO THE TRUCK. THE CHAIN SLIPPED OFF THE RIPPER SHANK AND HIT HIM N THE BACK.

January 10, 1987 IN · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Green Ridge Mining Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPL SWINGING S5EDGE HAMMER OVERHEAD DRIVING BUCKET TOOTH ONTO BUCKET WHILE IT WAS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN.

1986 · 5 incidents

September 29, 1986 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Ridge Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS ASSISTI3G I.NAME IN MOVING THE LIGHT PLANT TO ANOTHER LOCATION OF THE MINE WHEN THE SLIDE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER

July 10, 1986 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Green Ridge Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS U8ING SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE A WEDGE INTO THE CROWSFOOT OF DRAGLINE. WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL FROM THE WEDGE CAME BACK PUNCTURING EMPLOYEES FOREARM.

May 15, 1986 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Ridge Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE UNABLE3TO REPORT TO WORK, DUE TO PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

April 25, 1986 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Ridge Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BE3T OVER UNDER DRAGLINE, WORKING ON DRAG BRAKES, WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS BACK HAD SEVERE PAIN.

February 24, 1986 IN · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Green Ridge Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON LEFT FRONT FENDER OF 637SCRAPER THE FENDER FLIPPED & HIT EMPLOYEE IN FACE CAUSING LACERATION TO HIS RT CHEEK

1985 · 3 incidents

December 4, 1985 IN · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Green Ridge Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL USING CHAI3 HOIST TO HOLD UP BAIL OFF SCRAPER.EMPL WELDING ON BAIL THE WEIGHT OF THE BAIL CAUSED IT TO SLIP AND LANDED ON EMPL LEFT FOOT.EMPL DIAGNOSED WITH LEFT BIG TOE BROKE AND SWELLIN

October 7, 1985 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green Ridge Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMP WAS STEPPING OFF LADDER ON GREASE TRUCK AND SLIPPED WHILE CATCHING HIMSELF HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE

July 2, 1985 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Green Ridge Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPL DRILLING BOLT OUT ON 637 SCRAPER AND PIECE OF STEEL FLEW UP AND HIT EMPL IN LEFT EYE.

1983 · 1 incident

April 14, 1983 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mulzer Crushed Stone Company · Struck by flying object

USING 4 LB HAMMER TO DRIVE STEEL BUSHING INTO SHAFT ...STEEL CHIP SPRUED OFF FACE OF HAMMER STRIKING EMPL BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.CHIP PENETRATED WAS SURGICALLY REMOVED.