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Latta: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Hanson PLC
Jasonville, Greene County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1200325

MSHA record for Latta (mine ID 1200325). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Feb 1987
Ownership history
  1. Peabody Coal Company 1950 to 1977
  2. Peabody Coal Company 1977 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Latta sits in Greene County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 2.4% 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.
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

8 on file

1987 · 1 incident

February 10, 1987 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peabody Coal Company · Fall from machine

THE INJURED WAS3UNLOADING STRAW BALES FROM THE REAR OF A PICKUP WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL OUT INJURING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

1984 · 4 incidents

July 11, 1984 IN · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRYING WITH BAR TAKING PROPEL SHAFT OUT OF 4121 LOADER WORKING IN A CLOSE AREA (NO ROOM TO WORK)

May 25, 1984 IN · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator MACHINERY
Peabody Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO AID THE EMPLOYEE BUS UP AN INCLINE WITH A D-8 DOZER. HE HAD BACKED DOWN TO THE MIRED BUS AND WAS GOING TO HELP ATTACH A CHAIN WHEN THE DOZER ROLLED BACK RUNNING OVER H IS LEGS.

February 23, 1984 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

HE STATES HE WAS CARRYING TWO DRAG ROUGH BOARDS 3"X8"X3\ WHEN THE TURNED TO ENTER DRAGLINE DOORWAY, STRUCK LEFT WRIST ON EDGE OF DOORWAY.

February 13, 1984 IN · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peabody Coal Company · Fall from machine

BENCH WAS WET AND MUDDY SO WAS HIS FEET,OPENED DRILL TRUCK DOOR ...SLIPPED ON RUNNING BOARD AND FELL TO GROUND LANDING ON KNEES AND HANDS.

1983 · 3 incidents

July 15, 1983 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS CRAWLING OUT FROM UNDER SCRAPER & INJURED LEFT INDEX FINGER

January 13, 1983 IN · Coal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peabody Coal Company · Fall from machine

INJURED OPENED REAR DOORS OF DRAGLINE CLIMBED UP A LADDER ON THE LEFT REAR DOOR AS IT SWUNG OPEN AND ATTEMPTED TO CRAWL ONTO THE CRANE TRAVEL WAY I-BEAM HE LOST HIS LEG POSITION AND GRIP ON TH E I-BEAM FALLING 30\ LANDING FEET FIRST ON A LOW-BOY TRAILER