Blessinger Mine Coal

United Minerals Inc · Surface

Controlled by Greg Olinger

Loogootee, Monroe County, IN · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1201971

MSHA record for Blessinger Mine (mine ID 1201971). 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: 1987–1988
Latest incident: Oct 1988

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1988 · 1 incident

October 17, 1988 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

United Minerals Inc · Struck by falling object

HOOKING A DRAINAGE PIPE TO LOADER BUCKET WITH LIFTING CHAIN SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO FOOT.

1987 · 2 incidents

December 15, 1987 IN · Coal loader head operator, roscoe operator OTHER

United Minerals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STRONG WIND BLO4ING OPERATOR WAS UNABLE TO HOLD DOOR WHEN MACHINE DOOR BLEW CLOSED ON HIS HAND.

July 24, 1987 IN · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

United Minerals Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING 50# NIT9ATE BAGS INJURED BACK.

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