EMP WAS PULLING3A PUMP OUT OF THE PIT GETTING READY TO TAKE HOSES OFF OF THE WATER PUMP WHEN PRESSURE CAUSED THE HOSE TO BLOW OFF STRAYING THE EMPLOYEE WITH PRESSUREIZED HOT WATER RESULTING IN 1ST AND 2ND DEG9EE BURNS ON HIS ABDOMEN AND RIGHT FOREARM
Linton Pit #2: 5 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Linton Pit #2 (mine ID 1201855). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1983–1986
- Latest incident
- Feb 1986
- Great Lakes Coal Company 1981 to present
Linton Pit #2 sits in Greene County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 2.4% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
5 on file1986 · 1 incident
1984 · 2 incidents
I,NAME WAS OPENING A CAN OF OIL FOR THE DRILL WITH A POCKET KNIFE AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE PUNCTURED HIS LEFT LEG WITH THE KNIFE.
I.NAME WAS OPERATING AN INGERSOLL RAND BLASTHOLE DRILL AND WENT TO GET OFF THE D RILL AND SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE GROUND
1983 · 2 incidents
IN COMPANY VEHICLE AND SHIFT GEARS INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND RAN RIGHT HAND MIDDLE FINGER INTO HOOD LATCH,RESULTING IN FINGER LACERATION WITH TENDON AVULSION,MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND.
EMP WAS PICKING UP FIVE GALLON CAN AND FELT ABDOMINAL PAINS WHEN SETTING IT DOWN RESULTING IN PARTIAL TEAR OF INGUINAL FASCIA NO HERNIA