Mining Incidents

Green River Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Winn Jerry E
Calhoun, Mclean County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516198

MSHA record for Green River Mine (mine ID 1516198). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
Dec 1989
Ownership history
  1. Winn Construction Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Green River Mine sits in McLean County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
McLean County, Kentucky · Population 9,127
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$70,549
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1989 · 4 incidents

December 6, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Winn Construction Company Inc · Struck by flying object

THE OPERATOR WAS PUSHING SPOIL WITH DOZER.A GUST OF WIND BLEW DIRT IN THE RIGHT EYE.

April 13, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Winn Construction Company Inc · Fall from machine

UNLOADED BAGS OF POWDER OFF BACK OF TRUCK SLIPPED OFF TRUCK HUNG LEG IN BUMPER TWISTED KNEE

1988 · 1 incident