Deer Ridge
Coal
Dale,
Warrick County,
IN
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1202060
MSHA record for Deer Ridge (mine ID 1202060). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 19
- Years on record
- 1990–1998
- Latest incident
- Jan 1998
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
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: 13 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
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 |
| 2000 Q2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2000 Q1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
19 on file
1998 · 1 incident
January 9, 1998
IN · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
OTHER
United Minerals Company Llc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE CLAIMED ON JOB RELATED BACK INJURY.
1997 · 3 incidents
United Minerals Company Llc · Struck by falling object
THE VICTIM WAS REPAIRING A BATTERY CABLE ON A D-11. WHEN THE LID TO THE BATTERY BOX FELL ON HIS HAND. THE FORCE OF THE LID HITTING HIS HAND OPENED A 1--1-1/2" CUT ACROSS A KNUCKLE ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
United Minerals Company Llc · Fall onto or against objects
THE EE WAS TRYING TO HOLD A AIRLINE IN PLACE SO IT COULD BE REFASTENED. THE TARP STRAP THE EE WAS PULLING TORE CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD STRIING HISMOUTH ON A METAL BRACKET RESULITING WITH 3 BROKEN TEETH.
June 13, 1997
IN · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United Minerals Company Llc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
VICTIM STRUCK A PIN WITH A HAMMER, PART OF THE PIN SHEARED OFF STRIKING THE VICTIM IN THE THIGH.
1996 · 2 incidents
November 25, 1996
IN · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United Minerals Company Llc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
VICTIM WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELTING WHEN THE UTILITY KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED & STRUCK HIM ABOVE HIS RIGHT KNEE.
March 15, 1996
IN · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United Minerals Company Llc · Struck against stationary object
VICTIM WAS SHOVELIGN COAL THAT HAD SPILLED BENEATH THE CLEAN COAL COLLECTION BELT WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BELT JAMMING OR STRAINING A MUSCLE IN THE SIDE OF HIS NECK.
1995 · 5 incidents
September 15, 1995
IN · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
United Minerals Company Llc · Struck against a moving object
WHILE RUNNING TS-24 SCRAPER HIT SOME ROUGH AREA ON HAUL ROAD CAUSING THE MACHINE TO BOUNCE STRAIKING HIS ELBOW ON THE DOOR
August 14, 1995
IN · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Minerals Company Llc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE UNLOADING STRAW BALE FELL OFF & WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK THE STEICK OF THE BALE TO THE HEAD HIT RIGHT ARM
WHILE SERVICING END DUMP SLIPPED OFF LADDER AND FELL TO GROUND.
June 23, 1995
IN · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
United Minerals Company Llc · Struck against a moving object
BOUNCING & JARRING OVER A PERIOD OF TIME IN LOADER HAS CAUSED LOWER BACK PAIN.
May 12, 1995
IN · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
POWERED HAULAGE
United Minerals Company Llc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BOOM ON SKIP LOADER WAS NOT PROPERLY PINED OR BLOCKED AGAINST MOTION WHILE REPAIRING A HYDRAULIC LINE. THE MACHINE BOOM AND BUCKET ROLLED BACKPINNING THE VICTIM AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE LOADER.
1993 · 4 incidents
October 16, 1993
IN · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United Minerals Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
WORKER WAS SERVICING DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE & FELL INJURING HIS BACK
September 7, 1993
IN · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
United Minerals Inc · Struck against a moving object
WHILE DRIVING SCRAPER ON HAUL ROAD, JARRED BACK.
August 13, 1993
IN · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United Minerals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE REPAIRING LOW COAL BELT KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING FINGER.
June 20, 1993
IN · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Minerals Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A DRIVE SHAFT IN A D11 BULLDOZER, WHILE LIFTING AND PULLING ON THE DRIVE SHAFT HE PULLED HIS STOMACH/ABDOMEN MUSCLES. WILL HAVE HERNIA SURGERY ON 6-22-93.
1991 · 2 incidents
November 12, 1991
IN · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Minerals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE PUTTING BRACE ARM ON D7 PULLED LOWER BACK.
August 2, 1991
IN · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Minerals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE CHANGING INJECTOR JACK IN SCRAPPER PIECE OF STEEL WENT INTO EYE. Y
1990 · 2 incidents
December 31, 1990
IN · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
ELECTRICAL
United Minerals Inc · Contact with electrical current
WHILE WORKING IN THE ELECTRICAL CONTROL HOUSE SWITCHING WIRES ON A PANEL THAT WAS SHUT OFF BUT ACCIDENTLY CAME IN CONTACT WITH HOT WIRE CAUSING FLASH BURNS.
July 6, 1990
IN · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United Minerals Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
WHILE WORKING ON BREAKER SLIPPED.
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