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Big D Mining Inc: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Big D Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Williams Billie E
Chariton, Lucas County, IA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1302153

MSHA record for Big D Mining Inc (mine ID 1302153). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
Mar 1989
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2016
1
inspections on record
2
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: 2 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Big D Mining Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Big D Mining Inc sits in Lucas 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.
Lucas County, Iowa · Population 8,685
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$67,921
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

1989 · 1 incident

March 23, 1989 IA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Big D Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE FELL BEHIND HIM HITTING HIM IN THE LOWER BACK AND PINNING HIM BETWEEN MACHINE AND SLATE.

1988 · 2 incidents

December 20, 1988 IA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Big D Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING HANG CABLE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AND BEFORE HE COULD GET UP A PIECE OF SLATE FELL HITTING HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD.

December 14, 1988 IA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Big D Mining Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A SHOT IN PLACE WHEN A PIECE OF RIB FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN LOWER BACK.