Log Cabin Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WORKING ON SHOVEL DROPPED BOLT INSERTING IN BUCKET TRIED TO CATCH THE BOLT BEFORE HIT THE GROUND AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN ARM
Cardonia Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal
Log Cabin Coal Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Eder James
Clay County,
IN
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1200262
Cardonia Pit has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1990.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1990
- Latest incident
- Aug 1990
Ownership history
- Log Cabin Coal Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1993 | 7 |
| 1992 | 7 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1988 | 6 |
| 1987 | 4 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1985 | 3 |
| 1984 | 4 |
| 1983 | 4 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Cardonia Pit sits in Clay County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.Clay County, Indiana · Population 26,431
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$67,676
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.