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Eel River Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Coal Power Inc · Surface
Controlled by Major Jeffery R
Lewis, Clay County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1201969

Eel River Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
Jun 1989
Ownership history
  1. Coal Power Inc 1985 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)
1990 0
1989 21 95,050
1988 20 142,885
1987 2 19,123
1986 3 18,999
1985 9 5,455
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Eel River Mine sits in Clay 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.
Clay County, Indiana · Population 26,431
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$67,676
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1989 · 1 incident

June 17, 1989 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coal Power Inc · Fall from machine

MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON 355 KOMATSU DOZER. AS HE WAS STEPPING BACKWARDS AWAY FROM THE MACHINE HE TRIPPED ON THE SEGMENTS THAT WERE BEHIND HIM.

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1988 · 1 incident

January 14, 1988 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Coal Power Inc · Struck against a moving object

VICTIM WAS CLEA9ING BRUSH ON FROZEN GROUND. DOZER HIT PATCH OF ICE LOOSING TRACTION,SLIDING. DOZER OVERTURNED ON ITS SIDE.