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Owen Mine Coal

J L S Inc · Surface
Controlled by Sargent Jon
Switz City, Greene County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1202155

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1994–1996
Latest incident
Jan 1996

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
April 15, 1994 IN · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
J L S Inc · Struck by flying object

A PARTING SHOT WAS DETONATED A PIECE OF FLY ROCK TRAVELED 236 FEET STRIKING THE VICTIM IN THE HEAD.

Reportable incidents

5 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1996 · 1 incident

January 25, 1996 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J L S Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DISMOUNTING A 980 FRONT END LOADER. CONDITIONS WAS RAINING AND MUDDY. EE SLIPPED CATCHING HIMSELF WITH RT HAND, PULLING MUSCLE IN RT ELBOW.

1995 · 2 incidents

September 21, 1995 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J L S Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HIT FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WITH HAMMER FOREFINGER HE WAS PUNCHING HOLES IN MUD AND LAP FOR TRUCK.

April 28, 1995 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J L S Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ACCIDENT OCCURED WHILE HE WAS PUTTING TRANSFER PUMP BACK INTO THE HOLDER. FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO GO FORWARD ALLOWING HIS FINGER TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN THE PUMP AND THE HOLDER. THIS WAS ON UNIT # GREASE TCK.

1994 · 2 incidents

December 30, 1994 IN · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
J L S Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE TEST DRILLING THE DRILL STEM WOULD NOT LINE UP & WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ALIGNE THE DRILL STEM EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED BETWEEN THE STEM & DECK MASHING HIS RIGHT FOOT.