Mining Incidents

Key West #1: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Nunn William S
West Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1201891

Key West #1 has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1985–1991
Latest incident
Jul 1991
Ownership history
  1. Key West Coal Company Inc 1982 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)
1993 0
1992 6
1991 17 88,884
1990 23 191,167
1989 24 164,603
1988 23 168,848
1987 22 176,624
1986 23 150,745
1985 23 133,170
1984 21 99,394
1983 17 76,232
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Key West #1 sits in Vigo County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Vigo County, Indiana · Population 106,201
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$52,525
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

1991 · 1 incident

July 30, 1991 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Key West Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

THE DRIVER BACKED TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE SPOIL DUMP AND THE REAR WHEELS SETTLED. AFTER THE TRUCK STOPPED, HE STOPPED THE ENGINE ON THE TRUCK AND JUMPED TO THE GROUND, FRACTURING HIS LEFT HEEL AND THIRD VERTEBRAE.

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1990 · 2 incidents

August 29, 1990 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Key West Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS WORKING ON AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ON THE MECHANICS TRUCK ASSIGNED TO HIM. HE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM THE REAR BUMPER AND HIT HIS KNEE ON THE FLOOR.

April 6, 1990 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Key West Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS BACKING UP DOZER AND RAN OVER A ROCK AND SLIPPED OFF JARRING NECK.

1985 · 2 incidents

October 17, 1985 IN · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Key West Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

I NAME WAS CUTTING OFF A BOLT ON A LIGHT MOUNT CRAWLER DRILL WITH AN ACETLANE TORCH,HE STUMPED HIS TOE,AND FELT AGAINST THE HOT METAL IRON THE FRESH CUT.HIS LEFT WRIST MADE C CONTACT WITH THE METAL AND HURT THE SKIN THUST FIRST AID WAS ADMINISTERED TO THE BURN AND MINE SITE.

July 8, 1985 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Key West Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

LOOSE MATERIAL FELL FROM HIGHWALL INTO BODY OF BACK DUMP BACKED UP NEAR WALL READY TO BE LOADED BY HYDRAULIC SHOVEL.THE IMPACT OF THE MATERIAL WAS SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGHT TO BREAK LOOSE RIGHT SID E MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS OF THE TRUCK AND TO SEND DRIVERS KNEES INTO THE STEERING WHEEL.LAY OFF 7-10-85.