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Jude Coal Inc: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Jude Coal Company · Surface
Controlled by Fall William W & Dan G
Bussey, Marion County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1300375

Jude Coal Inc has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1989–1992
Latest incident
Apr 1992
Ownership history
  1. Jude Coal Company 1950 to 1977
  2. Jude Coal Company 1977 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1994 2
1993 11 7,095
1992 11 33,698
1991 14 45,378
1990 15 52,821
1989 15 78,594
1988 13 56,107
1987 8 34,410
1986 11 41,212
1985 11 44,642
1984 7 23,108
1983 3 8,782
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Jude Coal Inc sits in Marion County, Iowa, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Marion County, Iowa · Population 33,551
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$78,059
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1992 · 1 incident

April 20, 1992 IA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Jude Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHANGING A DRAG CABLE ON DRAGLINE THE LOG CHAIN ATTACHED TO THE BROKEN CABLE AND THE BUCKET OF SMALL END LOADER TO PULL THE REMINDER OF CABLE FROM THE DRUM. CHAIN BECAME UNHOOKED UNDER T ENSION THE RESULTANT SNAP OF THE CHAIN HIT THE INDIVIDUAL IN THE HEAD CAUSING A MINOR LACERATION IMMEDICALY UNDER THE AREA COVERED BY HARDHAT.

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1991 · 1 incident

August 16, 1991 IA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jude Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DESCENDING FROM MACHINE OPERATORS FOOT SLIPPED OPERATOR HUNG ONTO GRAB BAR WITH LEFT HAND SUSTAINED INJURY TO LEFT SHOULDER.

1989 · 1 incident

April 26, 1989 IA · Coal hoistman, hoist operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jude Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHANGING THE HOIST CABLE ON THE DRAGLINE THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED CATCHING HIS LEG IN THE LATTICEWORK OF THE DRAGLINE BOOM. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL TREATMENT.