Mining Incidents

Lyons: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Danny Jasper Inc · Surface
Controlled by Danny Jasper
Lyons, Greene County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1202112

MSHA record for Lyons (mine ID 1202112). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1993–1998
Latest incident
Aug 1998
Ownership history
  1. United Minerals Inc 1992 to 1994
  2. United Minerals Company Llc 1994 to 1997
  3. Danny Jasper Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Lyons 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

7 on file

1998 · 3 incidents

August 7, 1998 IN · Coal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Danny Jasper Inc · Fall from machine

EE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS NECK/BACK DISMOUNTING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT

July 29, 1998 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Danny Jasper Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SPRAINED HER ANKLE WHILE WALKING THROUGH THE PARKING AREA. IT CONTINUED TO BE SWOLLEN FOR SEVERAL DAYS SO IT WAS EXAMINED BY A DR. AND FOUND TO BE BROKEN.

March 11, 1998 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Danny Jasper Inc · Fall from machine

THE EE STEPPED DOWN OFF OF THE BACKHOE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE RESULTING IN A SPRAINED ANKLE.

1995 · 2 incidents

February 10, 1995 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
United Minerals Company Llc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DOCXTOR DEEMED ROTATOR CUFF WORN FROM REPETITIVE MOTION OF OPERATING LEVERS IN SCRAPER CASE NOT DETERMINED A W/C CASE 06-22-95

January 3, 1995 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
United Minerals Company Llc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

TRUCK ONE WAS BACKING UP TO MAKE WAY FOR A PASSING TRUCK TRUCK ONE BACKED INTO THE FRONT OF TRUCK TWO OCCUPIED BY EE AT THE TIME THE AREA THE TRUCKS WERE IN WAS SMALL & CROWDED

1993 · 2 incidents

November 16, 1993 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United Minerals Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE CHECKING WIRING ON TRANSMISSION SENDING UNIT, SLIPPED AND LANDED ON FUEL TANK.

February 25, 1993 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Minerals Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE CLEANING OUT HOPPER PIECE OF FROZE COAL FELL AND HIT ARM.