Mining Incidents

Destin No 1: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Destin Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by Eddie R Brown
Santa Claus, Spencer County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1201933

MSHA record for Destin No 1 (mine ID 1201933). 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
1984–1985
Latest incident
Jan 1985
Ownership history
  1. Destin Mining Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Destin No 1 sits in Spencer County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Spencer County, Indiana · Population 19,871
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$70,890
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1985 · 1 incident

January 22, 1985 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Destin Mining Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WAAS IN PROCESS OF REPOURING A BATTERY POST A DROP OF WATER IN LEAD CAUSED EXPLOSION OF LEAD BURNING HIS FACE & GOT FRAGMENT IN LEFT EYE

1984 · 2 incidents

October 20, 1984 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Destin Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

I.NAME WAS USING A HOIST AND JACK STAND TO LIFT A TRANSMISSION FROM A CAT 988 LOADER THE JACK FELL OVER AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OFF OF THE HOIST THE TRANSMISSION STRUCK I.NAMES LEFT FOOT

July 31, 1984 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Destin Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

I.NAME WAS INSTALLING A BEARING ON A FINAL DRIVE FOR A BULLDOZER, HE WAS USING A HAMMER TO POUND THE BEARING INTO PLACE. A PIECE OF THE BEARING CHIPPED OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE CHEST