Mining Incidents

Brimar Mine Coal

Controlled by Don Foertsch
Clay City, Clay County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1202160

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1994–1997
Latest incident
Jun 1997
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
6
inspections on record
35
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: 35 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 0 0 0
2001 Q3 1,269 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 504 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 926 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,235 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1997 · 3 incidents

June 17, 1997 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE DRIVING GREASE TRUCK UP HAUL ROAD RAMP FROM PIT, DROVE OVER SLICK SPOT FROM HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK. TRUCK SLID BACKWARDS DOWN RAMP, HIT SAFETY BERM AND TURNED ON ITS SIDE.

June 3, 1997 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUSHING TRANSMISSION IN PLACE WITH LEG AND TWISTED KNEE.

April 1, 1997 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRAINING ENGINE OIL OUT OF DOZEER, WHEN A PIECE OF COAL DUST WAS BLOWN IN HIS EYE APPARENTLY FROM THE GROUND.

1996 · 3 incidents

July 10, 1996 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVING TRACTOR TO PIT ON HAUL ROAD WITH HAND ON FENDER OF TRACTOR. ROCK MUST HAVE LODGED IN TIRE TREAD, MASHED FINGER BETWEEN FENDER AND ROCK.

July 8, 1996 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

STEPPED UPON BACK OF TRUCK AND FELL ON LEFT SIDE OF BODY BRUISING RIB

July 3, 1996 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

STEPPING FROM TRUCK BED TO ANOTHER TRUCK BED AND SLIPPED STRIKING A PIECE OF METAL WITH ARM.

1995 · 5 incidents

October 19, 1995 IN · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE STEAMING BOOM ON SHOVEL. TURNED TO STEAM OTHER SIDE OF BOOM AND THE SPRAYER WAND WAS DIRECTED ACROSS HIS LEFT FOOT, CUTTING THE BOOT AND BURNING HIS FOOT.

June 20, 1995 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

STUBBED FINGER WHILE WORKING ON DOZER DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1995 EMPLOYEE DID NOT RECEIVE FIRST AID OR LEAVE WORK BUT DID GO TO DOCTOR 3 MONTHS LATER

February 17, 1995 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND USING A SPADE TO CLEAN THE TRACK ON HOE WHEN HE STEPPED ON FROZEN DIRT CLOD TWISTING HIS FOOT WHICH CAUSED THE FRACTURE OF A BONE IN HIS RIGHT FOOT. THE ACC IDENT OCCURRED ON FRI. 2/17 AT 4:40 AM. HIS SHIFT STARTED ON 2/16 AT 6:00 PM. THE SWELLING & PAIN CONTINUED TO GET WORSE OVER THE WEEKEND RESULTIONG IN VISIT TO DR. SO HE DIDN'T REPORT TIL MO

January 30, 1995 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS UP ON END DUMP CHECKING FLUID LEVELS WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL TO THE GROUND & LANDED ON HIS LEFT HEEL.

1994 · 1 incident

October 26, 1994 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REPAIRING A LOADER. WHILE TRYING TO TURN A LARGE NUT WITH A BREAKER BAR, HE STRAINED LOWER LEFT ARM.