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Lafayette #1: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Tippecanoe County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1200774

MSHA record for Lafayette #1 (mine ID 1200774). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1987–1988
Latest incident
Sep 1988
Ownership history
  1. Western Materials Div-Medusa Aggregates Company 1950 to 1978
  2. Medusa Aggregates Company 1979 to 1982
  3. Vulcan Materials Company 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Lafayette #1 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

2 on file

1988 · 1 incident

September 1, 1988 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING BACKHOE AND CHECKING FOR CRACKS. A RACHET WAS BEING USED TO DRAW THE BUCKET IN PLACE. EMPLOYEE HIS BUCKEYT SIDE WITH AHMMER KNOCKING RUST LOOSE WHICH JARRED THE RACCHET LOOSE AND HOOK FROM RACHET STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN FOREHEAD.

1987 · 1 incident

January 29, 1987 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Materials Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL USING CHAI3 AND FORKTRUCK TO OPEN SLIDING DOOR TO FABRICATION BLDG.FORKTRUCK BECAME STUCK AND EMPL UNHOOKED THE CHAIN WHILE FORKTRUCK STILL IN GEAR.FORKTRUCK TIRES CAUGHT HOLD WHILE EMPL HAND STILL IN 7HAIN.