Fowler Excavating Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WORKING ON 721 END DUMP HIT LOWER LIP ON A CROWBAR WHILE PRYING ON A PIN.
Bullock & U S 50: 3 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Bullock & U S 50 (mine ID 1201656). 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
- 1987–1993
- Latest incident
- Apr 1993
Ownership history
- Fowler Excavating Inc 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Bullock & U S 50 sits in Daviess County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 0.4% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Daviess County, Indiana · Population 33,442
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$68,561
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1993 · 1 incident
1992 · 1 incident
September 22, 1992
IN · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fowler Excavating Inc · Struck against stationary object
HIT WENCH ON BACK OF DOZER HIT HIS EYEBROW ON A CABLE- PUT A CUT ON HIS EYEBROW.
1987 · 1 incident
August 14, 1987
IN · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fowler Excavating Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HAD MIDDLE FING9R AT RIGHT HAND CUT AND FRACTURED. HE WAS WORKING ON A REAR AXEL OF A DUMP TRUCK AND IT SLIPPED MASHING HIS FINGER.