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Blanca Mine Coal

B & Ls Contracting Inc · Surface

Controlled by Shand Alexander (Holdings) Ltd

Switz City, Greene County, IN · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1201811

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 9
Years on record: 1984–1987
Latest incident: Jan 1987

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1987 · 1 incident

January 16, 1987 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS

B & Ls Contracting Inc · Struck by flying object

INJ OPERATING D2ZER PUSHING SHOT ROCK ADJACENT TO LOADED SHOT.AREA WAS CLEARED BUT 2 DOZERS WERE IN PIT AND COULDNT BE SEEN.RADIO CONTACT MADE WITH ONE DOZER OPERATOR AND SUPV OF PIT ASSUMED T HEY HAD LEFT AR9A.SHOT WAS DETONATED THROWING ROCK TOWARD DOZER STRIKING I.NAME.TAKEN TO GREENE COUNTY HOSP AND ADMITTED.RELEASED 1-20-87 HARDHAT AND EAR PLUGS PROBABLY KEPT HIM FROM MORE SER

1986 · 2 incidents

November 10, 1986 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

B & Ls Contracting Inc · Fall from machine

INJURED WAS FUE5ING ROAD GRADER. AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING, HE SLIPPED AND FELL. AS HE FELL, HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUGHT IN THE STEP, SPRAINING HIS ANKLE. HE WAS TAKEN TO GREENE CONTY GENERAL HOPSITAL F

January 2, 1986 IN · Coal superintendent SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

B & Ls Contracting Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED DISMOUN7ED FROM POWER TRUCK AND WAS WALKING TOWARDS MAGAZINE. IT WAS DARK OUTSIDE AND HE TRIPPED ON SOME FROZEN EARTH AND FELL ONTO HIS BACK. HE WAS TREATED FOR SHOCK AND THEN TAKEN BY INJURED DISMOUN7ED FROM POWER TRUCK AND WAS WALKING TOWARDS MAGAZINES. IT WAS DARK OUTSIDE AND THE TRIPPED ON SOME FROZEN EARTH AND FELL ONTO TH HIS BACK. HE WAS TREATED FOR SHOCK AND THEN TA

1985 · 4 incidents

July 23, 1985 IN · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

B & Ls Contracting Inc · Struck by falling object

INJ WAS LOADING A HOLE ON THE D*RILL BENCH HE WAS ABOUT 10\ AWAY FROM THE HIGHWALL WHEN A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND NECK TRANSPORTED TO GREENE COUNTY HOSPITAL FOR TR EATMENT NO FRACTURES WERE FOUND HE WAS WEARING HIS HARDHAT AND THIS PROBABLY REDUCED THE EXTENT OF HIS INJURY

May 15, 1985 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

B & Ls Contracting Inc · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED WAS CHANGING TRANSMISSIONS IN CAT988B LOADER.HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS IN THE TRANSMISSION AREA.HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AS HE FELL.HE WAS TAKEN TO GREENE COUNTY HOSPITAL,SWITZ CITY,INDIANA FOR X-RAYS.

May 10, 1985 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE

B & Ls Contracting Inc · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS OPERATING CATERPILLER 637D SCRAPER ON HAULROADS. THE WIND BLEW DUST AND DIRT INTO HIS FACE AND EYES. THE DIRT WAS WASHED OUT AND HE TURNED TO WORK. THAT NIGHT HE SOUGHT MEDICAL AT TENTION.

January 7, 1985 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE

Fossil Fuels Inc · Struck against a moving object

OILER DRIVING GREASE TRUCK STEERING WHEEL KICKED CAUSING VICTIM TO CUT INSIDE OF THUMB ON TURN SIGNAL THE CLUTCH HAD GONE BAD AND VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTI NG TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP THE CLUTCH HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED

1984 · 2 incidents

November 6, 1984 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Fossil Fuels Inc · Fall onto or against objects

STEPS AND RAILS SLICK WITH MOISTURE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND HIT TOWER JAW CAUSING HIM TO CHIP HIS TOOTH HE HIT THE PLATFORM.

July 24, 1984 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Fossil Fuels Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON BELT LINE AS A ROCK PICKER WAS USING A MAUL TO BREAK UP BIG LUMPS OF COAL ALONG WITH 4 OTHER MEN ONE MAN WAS BREAKING A L UMP WHEN I NAME MOVED BEHIND HIM TO GET ANOTHER CHUNK DID NOT SEE I NAME AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK WITH THE MAUL