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Welsh Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Dahm J B
Lovilia, Monroe County, IA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1301834

Welsh Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Feb 1983
Ownership history
  1. Iowa Fuel & Minerals 1978 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)
1988 0
1987 0
1986 12 47,347
1985 21 74,327
1984 21 79,423
1983 27 99,217
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Welsh Mine sits in Monroe County, Iowa, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Monroe County, Iowa · Population 7,546
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$72,518
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

February 23, 1983 IA · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Iowa Fuel & Minerals · Fall from machine

EE WAS STANDING ON THE PLATFORM AT THE TOP OF THE STEPS ON THE LOADER & WAS ABOUT TO CLIMB INTO THE CAB WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE LANDED ON HIS TAILBONE ON THE LOADER OU TSIDE EDGE OF THE REAR FENDER OF THE LOADER & THEN FELL TO THE GROUND.