Mining Incidents

Cup Creek Mine Coal

Solar Sources Inc · Surface
Controlled by White Stallion Energy
Velpen, Pike County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1201992

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1987–1990
Latest incident
Aug 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1990 · 4 incidents

August 14, 1990 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B F C Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WORKING ON DOZER WHEN A PIECE OF FOREIGN OBJECT FELL IN EYE, SCRATCHED IT.

July 21, 1990 IN · Coal weighman, scale person SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B F C Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING OFF THE SCALES ON DOWNGRADE ON LOOSE AND WET GRAVEL, SLIPPED AND HIS FOOT TWISTED UNDER HIM.

June 29, 1990 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
B F C Coal Company Inc · Contact with heat

AFTER RUNNING A BULLDOZER EMPLOYEE GOT INTO PICKUP WITH FOREMAN BECAME WEAK DIZZY & NAUSEATED HE WAS PALE SKIN WA CLAMMY TAKEN TO HOSPITAL KEPT OVERNIGHT FOR OBSERVATION

February 17, 1990 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B F C Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DIGGING TRACKS OUT ON D8H TRACTOR.

1989 · 3 incidents

November 18, 1989 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
B F C Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

CAUGHT HAND IN BELT AND PULLEY ON BREAKER ON WASH PLANT

October 21, 1989 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B F C Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

CLIMBING IN DOZER TO CHECK ANTIFREEZE HANDLE BORBROKE OFF FELL TO GROUND HITTING HEAD NTRACK AND TURNING L HAND BACKWARDS.

May 30, 1989 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B F C Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TRACK FROM D8L RIGHT HAND WAS PINCHED ON TRACK PADS CAUSING LACERATION TO RIGHT PALM REQUIRED 7 SUTURES.

1988 · 1 incident

December 2, 1988 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B F C Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A MUFFLER ON A D-10 DOZER AND A PICE OF RUST GOT INTO HIS EYE(RIGHT).

1987 · 2 incidents

November 11, 1987 IN · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
B F C Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS GR3NDING ON A 980 ENGINE BLOCK WIRE BRUSH END GOT IN HIS RT.EYE WIRE BRUSH END CAME OFF A GRINDING WHEEL

August 6, 1987 IN · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B F C Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE HAD BEEN LOA8ING HOLES FOR BLASTING WHEN DISCHARGE SHOT EE JUMPED UNDER DRILL TO AVOID FLYROCK HAD IN RT HAND OWN PERSONAL KNIFE HE HAD BEEN USING TO CUT LEAD IN WIRE FROM ROLL DROPPED K NIFE AS APPROAC2ED DRILL LACERATED RT FOREARM AS ROLLED UNDER THE DRILL ON THE KNIFE. LACERATION REQUIRED 21 STITCHES.