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Bicknell #1: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Union Miniere S A
Bicknell, Knox County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1201708

Bicknell #1 has had no fatalities among 6 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Mar 1984
Ownership history
  1. Bicknell Minerals Inc 1979 to 1981
  2. Bicknell Minerals Inc 1981 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)
1987 9
1986 19 16,378
1985 48 101,631
1984 101 437,257
1983 111 509,237
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Bicknell #1 sits in Knox County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 2.0% 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.
Knox County, Indiana · Population 36,108
2.0%
Mining share of county employment
$58,863
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1984 · 2 incidents

March 6, 1984 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bicknell Minerals Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING PUMP HOSE SLIPPED AND STRINED BACK, CAUSING SLIPPED DISC.

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1983 · 4 incidents

October 3, 1983 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Bicknell Minerals Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE WAS USING A WHEELBARROW WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL OVER IT. HURTING HIS BACK.

July 20, 1983 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bicknell Minerals Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON LADDER ON MACHINE WHEN THE LADDER SLIPPED SMASHING HIS LEFT THUMB AND INDEX FINGER

July 10, 1983 IN · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Bicknell Minerals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS WELDING ON DRAGLINE WHEN GROUND CLAMP OF WELDING MACHINE CAME LOOSE AND SLIPPED OFF STRIKING HIM ON THE FOREHEAD JUST OVER RIGHT EYE

June 2, 1983 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bicknell Minerals Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THREW BACK OUT OF PLACE, BY TAKING DRIVE LINE OUT OF H8 WABCO.