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Castle Knoll Prep: 1 reportable incident Coal

Fossil Fuels Inc · Facility
Controlled by Rooksby Robert T
Switz City, Greene County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1201853

Castle Knoll Prep 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
Jun 1983
Ownership history
  1. Fossil Fuels Inc 1981 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)
1986 0
1985 0
1984 69 279,192
1983 48 225,405
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Castle Knoll Prep sits in Greene County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 2.4% 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.
Greene County, Indiana · Population 30,954
2.4%
Mining share of county employment
$59,753
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

June 20, 1983 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Fossil Fuels Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE PIN IN LOADER BUCKET WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE OF CAB REACHED FOR CONTROLLS CAUSING BUCKET TO DROP AND CATCH HIS TWO FINGERS IN BUCKET ARMS