HE WAS DRAINING OIL FROM TRAMMER CAME OUT FROM UNDER TRUCK & HIT HEAD ON BOTTOM OF FUEL TANK DRAIN PIPE.
Lord'S Pit #10: 3 reportable incidents Coal
Lord'S Pit #10 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1987.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1987–1990
- Latest incident
- Dec 1990
Ownership history
- R & R Coal Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 13 | 54,255 |
| 1991 | 11 | 48,630 |
| 1990 | 33 | 178,344 |
| 1989 | 22 | 142,042 |
| 1988 | 20 | 91,379 |
| 1987 | 18 | 14,508 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Lord'S Pit #10 sits in Vigo County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 0.4% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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
3 on file1990 · 1 incident
December 13, 1990
IN · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R & R Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object
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1989 · 1 incident
June 26, 1989
IN · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
R & R Coal Inc · Struck by falling object
THE MECHANIC HAD THE RADIATOR FROM A CATIPILLAR D-7 DOZER HANGING ON THE BOOM OF HIS AUTOCRANE HE WAS WORKING ON THE RADIATOR WHEN THE THREADS IN THE LIFTING EYE PULLED OUT AND THE RADIATOR CA ME DOWN ON HIS ARM CAUSING HIM TO TWIST MUSCLES
1987 · 1 incident
R & R Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
TWO HYDRAULIC C9ANES WERE BEING USED TO SET A LARGE BEAM IN PLACE. THE LOAD SHIFTED CAUSING ONE CRANE TO OVERTURN. THE OPERATOR WAS PINNED UNDER THE MACHINE, RESULTING IN THE AMPUTATION OF HS RIGHT HAND. 3