B & P Excavating Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
RELAYING 50 LB EXPLOSIVES BAG OF ANFO AND L THUMB AND INDEX FINGER WERE BENT BACK
Hays Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Hays Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1989.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1989
- Latest incident
- Sep 1989
Ownership history
- B & P Excavating Inc 1989 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12 | 17,644 |
| 1989 | 19 | 195,080 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Hays Mine sits in Greene County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 2.4% 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.Greene County, Indiana · Population 30,954
2.4%
Mining share of county employment
$59,753
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1989 · 2 incidents
January 19, 1989
IN · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B & P Excavating Inc · Struck by falling object
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING COAL WITH HAND SHOVEL.ALTHOUGH WARNED ON 2 PREVIOUS OCCASIONS TO WEAR HIS HARD HAT,HE WAS NOT EWARING IT WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF SHALE FELL FROM SPOIL BANK AND STRU CK HIM ON HIS SCALP.15 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.