Peabody Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A PATCH FOR 8" LINE RUNNING FROM ROM COUNTER WEIGHT WELL & HOT WELD RAN DOWN A HOLE IN THE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT GLOVE
Miller Preparation Plant: 1 reportable incident Coal
Miller Preparation Plant has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1984
- Latest incident
- Jul 1984
Ownership history
- Peabody Coal Company 1950 to 1977
- Peabody Coal Company 1977 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 4 |
| 1986 | 4 |
| 1985 | 12 |
| 1984 | 28 |
| 1983 | 24 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Miller Preparation Plant sits in Greene County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 2.4% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.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.