Mining Incidents

R & H Mining Inc: 8 reportable incidents Coal

R & H Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Heichelbech Bernard
Petersburg, Pike County, IN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1200384

MSHA record for R & H Mining Inc (mine ID 1200384). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1983–1990
Latest incident
Aug 1990
Ownership history
  1. R & H Mining Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

R & H Mining Inc sits in Pike County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 2.5% 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.
Pike County, Indiana · Population 12,187
2.5%
Mining share of county employment
$66,250
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1990 · 2 incidents

August 7, 1990 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R & H Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE MOWING GRASS EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED ABOVE RIGHT ANKLE BY FLYING OBJECT.

August 1, 1990 IN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
R & H Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

SERIER OF ROOF GALLS ALL IN 1 MAIN SOUTH 1 15FT LONG 4 FT HIGH 18 FT WIDE AT BEGINING OF 1 MAIN SOUTH 2 AND 2 BREAKS 120 FT LONG AND 5 FTH 18FT W AND #3 AND 8 BREAKS 65FTLX4FTHX18FTW #4 AND 10 BREAKS 15FTLX4FTHX18FTW #5 12 BREAKS 20FTLX5FT HX18FTW.

1989 · 1 incident

1985 · 2 incidents

May 30, 1985 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
R & H Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

WORKER WAS USING CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE STEEL PLATE ON TIPPLE. WHILE CUTTING ONE END FREE OTHER END BROKE LOOSE AND PLATE FELL STRIKING RIGHT THIGH OF VICTIM.

1984 · 2 incidents

1983 · 1 incident

June 23, 1983 IN · Coal cage/cager/station attendant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R & H Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

CAGING COAL AT SHAFT BOTTOM WHEN COAL CAR MISSED DUMP CHAINS.EMPL ATTEMPTED TO PULL CAR DOWN FROM DUMP POSITION,CAR FELL INTO SKIP AND TILT TABLE FELL ON EMPL RIGHT FOOT.