Mining Incidents

Pond Creek Mine Coal

Controlled by Don Foertsch
Coal City, Owen County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1202098

MSHA record for Pond Creek Mine (mine ID 1202098). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
23
Years on record
1993–1998
Latest incident
Jun 1998
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
8
inspections on record
37
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 37 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q3 102 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 286 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 241 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 141 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 456 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 83 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 293 0 0 0.0
Show 4 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q4 571 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 265 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,592 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,975 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

23 on file

1998 · 7 incidents

April 9, 1998 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING PUMP HOSE AND APPARENTLY PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT UNTIL 6.5.98. WHEN HE DISCOVERED IT WAS A RUPTURED DISK. DOCTOR EXCUSED HIM FORM WORK AF TERWARDS.

April 6, 1998 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE HELPING MECHANIC PUT TRACK ON DOZER AND TRACK SLIPPED PINCHING FINGER.

March 31, 1998 IN · Coal FIRE
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

CAT D11 CAUGHT ON FIRE. CAUSE BELIEVED TO BE RELATED TO MAINTENANCE WORK PERFORMED PRIOR TO FIRENO CUASE HAS YET BEEN DETERMINED. FIRE EXTINGUISHED BY 3:40 P.M.

February 28, 1998 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOOSENING BOLT WITH WRENCH. BOLT BROKE LOOSE AND WRENCH CUT RIGHT HAND LITTLE FINGER.

January 30, 1998 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

SHOVELING COAL FINES UNDER CRUSHING PLANT, PIECE OF COAL FINE GOT IN EMPLLOYEE'S EYE, HE THEN RAISED UP QUICKLY AND HIT HIS HEAD ON CROSS MEMBER OF CRUSHER.

January 6, 1998 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE GOT HAND CAUGHT BETWEN DRAG CABLE AND LOCK BLOCK ON DRAGLINE.

1997 · 3 incidents

March 14, 1997 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

FUEL TRUCK GOT STUCK GOIKNG DOWN HAUL RAMP TO PIT DURING HEAVY RAINFALL. DOZER PULLED FUEL TRUCK OUT. FUEL TRUCK SLID INTO DOZER RIPPER, PINNED TRUCK DRIVER INTO SEAT. TH FUEL TRUCK WAS UNC HAINED ON THE RAMP AND NOT PULLED COMPLETELY OFF OF RAMP PRIOR TO TAKING TOW CHAIN OFF.

February 19, 1997 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

SCRAPER SLID OFF DIRT BERM AND JARRED BACK WHEN IT HIT SOLID GROUND ABOUT 1 1/2 FT BELOW WORKED 2/20 SCHEDULED TO BE OFF 2/21 WENT TO DR FIRST DAY OFF OF WORK WAS 2/24/97.

1996 · 6 incidents

June 17, 1996 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

OPERATOR STEPPING OFF FUEL TRUCK, MISSED A STEP AND TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF ON LADDER RAIL. RESULTED IN PULLED MUSCLE.

June 12, 1996 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SPECK OF DUST LODGED IN RIGHT EYE CAUSING BLURRED VISION, SWELLING AND IRRITATION. OPERATOR WEARS CONTACT LENSES. OPERATOR TURNED IN SIGNED REPORT ON 6-25-96.

June 4, 1996 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVING PIN OUT OF RIPPER USING SLEDGE HAMMER. PIECE OF PIN CHIPPED OFF STRIKING WORKER IN LEG BY THE KNEE.

February 5, 1996 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE USING A LONG BAR SOCKET WRENCH PULLING BOLT TIGHT ON LOADER AND FELT SHARP PAIN INHIS BACK WHIL TIGHTENING BOLT.

January 17, 1996 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

ACCIDENT VICTIM HIS IN LEG WITH METAL FRAGMENT FROM DOZER RIPPER TOOTH AS IT WAS STRUCK WITH HAMMER.

January 11, 1996 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SLIPPED WHILE DISMOUNTING 777 TRUCK, GRABBED LADDER HANDRAIL ON FALL AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

1995 · 3 incidents

November 15, 1995 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE MOUNTING DOZER, FELL INTO PITCH BRACE OF DOZER BLADE, CRACKING TWO RIBS.

November 10, 1995 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HAVING RUST ON SHIRT SLEEVE WHEN HE TOOK SHIRT OFF AND GOT RUST IN EYE.

1994 · 3 incidents

February 1, 1994 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL A 25' WATER DISCHARGE HOSE UP A 15' EMBANKMENT. THE HOSE WAS FULL OF ICE & WATER, & IT CAUSED INJURY TO LOWER BACK.

January 27, 1994 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THE ICE,WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF, HE WEDGED HIS FINGER BETWEEN OIL DRUM AND TRUCK BUMPER.

January 5, 1994 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

DAVID WAY PRYING ON LIGHT PLANT WITH A POCKET KNIFE, WHEN IT CLOSED ON HIS FINGER.

1993 · 1 incident

October 6, 1993 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING SHAKER SCREENS FROM PARTS TRUCK & SMASHED RIGHT INDER FINGER, BELOW FINGER NAIL.

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