United Minerals Company Llc · Fall from machine
SLIPPED OFF OF LADDER ON RIGHT SIDE OF EX 1800 SHOVEL.
Dinken Creek: 7 reportable incidents Coal
United Minerals Company Llc
· Surface
Controlled by
Peabody Energy Corporation
MSHA Mine ID: 1201982
Dinken Creek has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1990.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1990–1995
- Latest incident
- Mar 1995
Ownership history
- Regional Mining Corp 1986 to 1987
- Delta Mining Corp 1987 to 1988
- Marigold Mining Inc 1988 to 1989
- Marigold Mining Inc 1989 to 1994
- United Minerals Company Llc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 18 | 171,954 |
| 1994 | 32 | 355,503 |
| 1993 | 28 | 226,395 |
| 1992 | 23 | 393,340 |
| 1991 | 20 | 265,038 |
| 1990 | 12 | 169,361 |
| 1989 | 17 | 106,108 |
| 1988 | 12 | 37,136 |
| 1987 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 10 | 16,213 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Dinken Creek sits in Daviess County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.Daviess County, Indiana · Population 33,442
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$68,561
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file1995 · 1 incident
1992 · 2 incidents
Marigold Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE RUNNING THE LOADER HAD A JAR TO NECK AND SHOULD AFTER HITTING HOLE IN PIT AREA.
September 30, 1992
IN · Coal
coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Marigold Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object
SLIPPED ON ROCK & SPRAIN KNEE
1991 · 1 incident
Marigold Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object
CHECKING FRONT ENGINE HIT ELBOW ON PIECE OF IRON.
1990 · 3 incidents
September 6, 1990
IN · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Marigold Mining Inc · Fall from machine
WHILE GETTING OFF OF SCRAPER FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON CHAIN, TWISTED AND BROKE WHEN HIT GROUND.
April 6, 1990
IN · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Marigold Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object
WHILE RIDING IN SCRAPPER JARRED BACK.
March 6, 1990
IN · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Marigold Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object
WHILE RIDING IN SCRAPER HIT BIG HOLE.