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Pit #3: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Trousdale J Eric
Clay City, Clay County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1201940

MSHA record for Pit #3 (mine ID 1201940). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Aug 1984
Ownership history
  1. Trousdale Enterprises Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Pit #3 sits in Clay County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Clay County, Indiana · Population 26,431
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$67,676
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1984 · 2 incidents

May 22, 1984 IN · Coal outside foreman, leadman FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Trousdale Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING WITH EMPLOYER EMPLOYER AT THE BASE OF THE SPOIL AREA, WHEN APPROX AN 18" PIECE OF CLAY ROLLED DOWN THE SPOIL AREA, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEG