Mining Incidents

Energy Supply Inc Pit #1: 10 reportable incidents Coal

Energy Supply Inc · Surface
Controlled by Venturi Robert W
Dale, Spencer County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1201544

MSHA record for Energy Supply Inc Pit #1 (mine ID 1201544). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1984–1986
Latest incident
May 1986
Ownership history
  1. Energy Supply Inc 1976 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Energy Supply Inc Pit #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

10 on file

1986 · 4 incidents

May 22, 1986 IN · Coal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Energy Supply Inc · Fall from machine

WEATHER, WET AN8 MUDDY FROM RAIN. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STEAMING A END DUMP WHEN CLIMBING THE LADDER OF THE END DUMP, CLIPPED AND FELL, PAINS IN BACK.

April 24, 1986 IN · Coal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Energy Supply Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME & I.NAME3WERE LOADING A BIG CORE BARREL ONTO DRILL TRUCK I.NAME PUT HIS END ON THE TRUCK & WENT BACK TO HELP I.NAME END OF CORE SLIPPED OFF OF TRUCK DROPPING ALL WEIGHT ON I.ANME RIGH T SHOULDER BREA5ING I.NAMES COLLAR BONE.

March 27, 1986 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Energy Supply Inc · Struck against stationary object

WAS CHANGING OI5 IN END DUMP TRUCK AND WAS KNEELING UNDER THE TRUCK HIS KNEE STRUCK A ROCK AND BRUISED FLUID ACCUMULATED ON THE KNEE LATER IN THE DAY

January 2, 1986 IN · Coal drill helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Energy Supply Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL BREAKING D9ILL STEEL WITH PIPE WRENCH WRENCH SLIPPED PULLING IT AND HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW.

1985 · 5 incidents

December 3, 1985 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Energy Supply Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMP WAS JUMP ST5RTING A DOZER WITH ANOTHER BATTERY AND THE BATTERY EXPLODED SPRAYING ACID IN HIS EYES

August 5, 1985 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Energy Supply Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ACETYLENE TANKS INTO THE BED OF A PICK-UP TRUCK INA LIGHT RAIN. HE STEPPED FROM THE TANK PLATFORM TO THE BED OF A PICK-UP TRUCK AND SLIPPED. HE FELL, STRIKING HIS RIBS ON THE TAIL GATE OF THE PICK-UP TRUCK.

May 10, 1985 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Energy Supply Inc · Fall onto or against objects

OPERATOR WAS FILLING STEAMER UP WITH WATER AND JUMPED OFF OF FLAT BED, HE STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE TRUCK BED.

March 21, 1985 IN · Coal mechanic helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Energy Supply Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

MECHANIC HELPER WAS INSTALLING MOTOR IN ROAD GRADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE FLOOR.CUTTING HIS RIGHT ARM.FIRST AID WAS ADMINISTERED BUT THE CUT BECAME INFECTED TWO DAYS LATER.

March 21, 1985 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Energy Supply Inc · Struck by flying object

A PRY BAR WAS BEING USED TO CHANGE BRAKE PADS ON A WABCO END DUMP TRUCK.THIS CAUSED METAL AND DEBRIS TO BE THROWN TOWARDS MECHANICS FACE WITH SOME METAL LODGING IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

1984 · 1 incident

July 30, 1984 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Energy Supply Inc · Struck against stationary object

TAKING BOLTS OUT OF DOZER INTAKE TUBE AND WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE HIT ELBOW ON MUFFLER.