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Lord'S Pit #3: 1 reportable incident Coal

R & R Coal Inc · Surface
Montgomery, Daviess County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1201821

Lord'S Pit #3 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Mar 1988
Ownership history
  1. R & R Coal Inc 1980 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)
1989 0
1988 7 35,985
1987 18 127,847
1986 22 123,175
1985 24 154,175
1984 25 179,713
1983 14 56,565
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Lord'S Pit #3 sits in Daviess 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.
Daviess County, Indiana · Population 33,442
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$68,561
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

1988 · 1 incident

March 24, 1988 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R & R Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MECHANIC WAS REMOVING A PIN FROM A LOADER BUCKET WITH A LARGE PRY BAR AND A SLEDGEHAMMER. THE PIN BROKE FREE UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING THE BAR TO STRIKE THE MECHANIC ON THE SIDE OF HIS FACE. T HE ONE INCH CUT ON HIS FACE REQUIRED 12 STITCHES AND A HEAD X-RAY WAS TAKEN.