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Kolberg Desander #233: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Tippecanoe County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1202019

MSHA record for Kolberg Desander #233 (mine ID 1202019). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Mar 1991
Ownership history
  1. State Line Sand & Gravel Inc 1988 to 1991
  2. Vulcan Materials Company 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Kolberg Desander #233 sits in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Tippecanoe County, Indiana · Population 187,399
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$58,622
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1991 · 1 incident

March 26, 1991 IN · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Materials Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HE WAS STANDING ON CONVEYOR BELT CHECKING AN APPARENT LOOSE WIRE ON THE MOTOR WHEN THE CONVEYOR TURNED & PINCHED HIS LEGS BETWEEN BELT & MOTOR STAND X-RAYS TAKEN WERE NE GATIVE & HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING SUSTAINED BRUISES & SPRAINS TO BOTH ANKLES HE WAS PLACED ON A NO-WORK STATUS IN ORDER TO KEEP HIS FEET ELEVATED UNTIL THE SWELLING SUBSIDES