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Callisto Coal Preparation Plant: 1 reportable incident Coal

Koester Mining Corp · Facility
Riley, Vigo County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1201902

Callisto Coal Preparation Plant has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Sep 1984
Ownership history
  1. Wabash Valley Energy Inc 1982 to 1984
  2. Chieftain Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1988
  3. Koester Mining Corp 1988 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)
1989 0
1986 0
1985 12
1984 14 552
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Callisto Coal Preparation Plant sits in Vigo County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Vigo County, Indiana · Population 106,201
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$52,525
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1984 · 1 incident

September 11, 1984 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Chieftain Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CHANGING A SET OF BEARINGS & MOUNT AT BOTTOM ROLLER CROWBAR SLIPPED WILE TRYING TO POSITION BEARING I.NAME HAD HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN MOUNT & STACKER FRAME RESULT WAS MASHING OF TIP OF SECOND I NDEX FINGER WITH CUTTING OFF OF BOTTOM PART OF FINGER MEDICAL TREATMENT REQUIRED A SKIN GRAFT TO FINGER