Mining Incidents

Jones Mine: 13 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Thomas E Green
Owensboro, Daviess County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515723

MSHA record for Jones Mine (mine ID 1515723). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1986–1988
Latest incident
Jun 1988
Ownership history
  1. Green Coal Company Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Jones Mine sits in Daviess County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Daviess County, Kentucky · Population 103,195
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$65,323
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

1988 · 7 incidents

June 14, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

STEPPED OFF PUSH TRACTOR TO GET A DRINK OF WATER AND TURNED KNEE.

June 8, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Green Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

HIS RIGHT ARM IN THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF HIS HAND CATCHING HIS RIGHT ARM IN THE STEERING WHEEL FOREMAN WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 6N THE STEERING 14-88 THIS IS WHY IT TOOK LONGER THAN 10 DAYS TO REPORT WENT TO THE DR ON 6-14-88 AND WAS GIVEN MEDICAINE FOR PAIN.

June 2, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Green Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

HE PUT A STARTER ON A TRUCK AND WHEN HE WAS HOOKING THE CABLES BACKUP TO THE BATTERY THE BATTERY EXPLODED IN HIS FACE AND BATTERY ACID GOT IN HIS EYES.

May 24, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

CHANGING HIGH PRESSURE HYDRAULIC HOSE ON CAT SCRAPER WHEN HE TOOK ONE END OFF DIRT DISCHARGED FRM IT INTO LEFT EYE

May 9, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Green Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS PULLING BRAKES AND STEERIBNG CLUTCHES OUT OF 6296 RIPPER TRACTOR WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE HOT RIGHT ELBOW ONN THE RIPPER HITCH.

April 18, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Green Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS HANGING RIGHT ANGLE DRIVE ON DRILL & CHAIN SLIPPED WHILE RAISING RIGHT ANGLE DRIVE & IT SMASHED FIRST FINGER & THUMB ON RIGHT HAND.

January 14, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GETTING DOWN OF0 A PUSH TRACTOR, SLIPPED AND TURNED HIS ANKLE.

1987 · 5 incidents

September 16, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Green Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE OPERATING3A PUSH CAT A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE PUSH BLOCK AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE.

July 24, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Green Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS HOLDING3A LARGE SPROCKET AND ANOTHER EMP WAS HAMMERING IT OFF SHAT WITH SLEDG HAMMER AND HIT MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND AND FRACTURED. FRACTURED END JOINT

April 23, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Green Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE OPERATING DO1ER & BACKED OVER ROCK & HIT HIS BACK ON BAR ON SEAT.

March 3, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Green Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS WELDING3ON END LOADER BUCKET WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FELL INTO LEFT EYE

January 28, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING END LOADER TO FIX LIGHTS AND HE STARTED TO STEP ACROSS OPENING LEFT FOOT SLIPPED INTO OPENING HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED INTO OPENING CAUSING HIS FOOT TO BE BENT UPWARD.

1986 · 1 incident

October 1, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LOADING 1RE-PACKAGED ANFO ONTO A POWDER TRUCK & STRAINED HIS BACK.