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Apraw Preparation Plant Coal

Black Beauty Underground Inc · Facility

Controlled by Black Beauty Resources

Wheatland, Knox County, IN · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1202138

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 1993–1994
Latest incident: Jan 1994

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1994 · 2 incidents

January 19, 1994 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE

Black Beauty Underground Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF COAL. SOME OF THE COAL WAS FROZE ON THE LEFT SIDE CAUSING THE TRUCK & TRAILER TO TURN OVER. THE DRIVER RECEIVED LACERATIONS TO THE HEAD & 2 BROKEN RIBS. THE ACCI DENT WAS AT CARBONDALE PREP PLANT SOLAR SOURCES AT PETERSBURG, IN.

January 18, 1994 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE

Black Beauty Underground Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING A SEMI LOADED WITH COAL, THE COAL FROZE TO THE BED OF TRAILER, IT BROKE LOOSE ON ONE SIDE CAUSING THE TRUCK TRAILER TO OVER TURN. THE DRIVER RECEIVED LACERATION TO THE HEA D, HE WAS TOOK TO DARVIESS COUNTY HOSPITAL. THE ACCIDENT WAS AT THE SUGAR TREK MINE SOUTH OF CANNELBURG.

1993 · 1 incident

September 16, 1993 IN · Coal coal strip operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Black Beauty Underground Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP SIDE OF BED OF TRUCK TO CHECK MUD & ROCK STUCK IN BED WHEN FOOT SLIPPED & HE STARTED TO FALL. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BUT HIT RIGHT LEG ON SIDE OF B ED THAT CREATED SMALL PUNCTURE IN LEG THE GOT INFECTED 2 DAYS LATER. WENT TO HOSPITAL TO GET INJECTION.