Black Hawk Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
INJURED WAS PUTTING AUGERS ON WHEN A ROCK (10 X 13 X 5") FELL FROM AN UNKNOWN HEIGHT STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK OF HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND TORSO.
Cypress Creek Auger: 5 MSHA citations Coal
Black Hawk Mining Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Michael T McCullough
Boonville,
Warrick County,
IN
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1202278
Cypress Creek Auger has $482 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2000
- Latest incident
- Oct 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
5
citations
2
significant & substantial
$482
proposed penalties
$482
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
4
inspections on record
89
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 89 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Cypress Creek Auger has $482 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$482
proposed penalties
$482
current assessed
$482
paid to date
$0
outstanding
5 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-06-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.40.0%
significant & substantial
20.0%
high negligence or reckless
40.0%
reasonably likely or greater
40.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 80.0% moderate, 20.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Black Hawk Mining Inc 2000 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 5 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2000 | 6 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Cypress Creek Auger sits in Warrick County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.Warrick County, Indiana · Population 64,650
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$95,027
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Q3 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,200 | 5 | 2 | 4166.7 |
| 2003 Q1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q1 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 1,920 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.