Mining Incidents

Ohio River Dock Coal

New Hope Dock Corp · Facility
Controlled by Don Foertsch
Grandview, Spencer County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1202050

MSHA record for Ohio River Dock (mine ID 1202050). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1990–1993
Latest incident
Jan 1993
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
2
inspections on record
6
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 6 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q4 3,369 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1993 · 1 incident

January 7, 1993 IN · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Hope Dock Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS DRAGGING 7/8" BARGE CABLE WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER LEFT SIDE OF STOMACH AREA.

1990 · 1 incident

March 14, 1990 IN · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
New Hope Dock Corp · Flash burns (electric)

A SHORT BETWEEN FUSES ON WINCH CONTROL CAUSED FLASH AND HEAT. POSSIBLE COAL AND DIRT BUILD-UP AROUND FUSES.

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