Old Ben 1 Mine Coal
Old Ben Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
British Petroleum Company PLC
Sullivan County,
IN
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1200331
MSHA record for Old Ben 1 Mine (mine ID 1200331). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
- —
Ownership history
- Amax Coal Company 1950 to 1978
- Old Ben Coal Company 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Old Ben 1 Mine sits in Sullivan County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.Sullivan County, Indiana · Population 20,766
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$54,985
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.