Mining Incidents

Owen Mine Coal

Controlled by Romero Richard
Switz City, Greene County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1202122

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1993
Latest incident
Nov 1993
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1993 · 3 incidents

November 8, 1993 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM LUBIRICATION TRUCK. HE STEPPED ON AN OILY PIECE OF PLYWOOD AND TISTED HIS ANKLE.

September 27, 1993 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING BACKFILL MATERIAL TO DUMP AREA BULLDOZER HAD LEVELED DUMPED MATERIAL LEAVING 21/2FOOT BERM TRUCK BACKED OVER BERM ONTO PLATEAU & INTO WET MATERIAL RT REAR WHEELS SANK & TR UCK ROLLED 180DEG ONTO TOP SEATBELT WAS FASTENEDBUT WAS NOT SNUG OPERATOR WAS WEARING HARD HAT OPERATORS HEAD HIT TOP OF CAB & WAS CUT BY HARD HAT SUSDENSION

July 16, 1993 IN · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING BULLDOZER WHEN HIS FOOF SLIPPED AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TRACK FRAME AND PUSH ARM. EMPLOYEE THEN FELL BACKWARD ONTO THE GROUND WITH HIS FOOT STILL CAUGHT. CONDITIONS WER E DRY AND WORK AREA WAS WELL ILLUMINATED.