Mining Incidents

Rockport River Terminal: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Rockport, Spencer County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1201896

MSHA record for Rockport River Terminal (mine ID 1201896). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1996
Latest incident
Mar 1996
Ownership history
  1. Midnight Sun Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1983
  2. Midnight Sun Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1985
  3. P-V Mining Company Inc 1985 to 1991
  4. Rockport River Terminal Inc 1992 to 1994
  5. United Minerals Company Llc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Rockport River Terminal sits in Spencer 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.
Spencer County, Indiana · Population 19,871
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$70,890
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1996 · 1 incident

March 6, 1996 IN · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Minerals Company Llc · Struck by falling object

I WAS MOVING A WOODEN PALLET AND LOST MY GRIP ON IT. IT FELL BACKWARDS AND LANDED ON THE BRIDGE(RIGHT ABOVE THE STEEL TOE) OF MY RIGHT FOOT. THE PALLET WEIGHED APPROX. 80 LBS. WOOD PALLET WAS WET AND SLICK FROM WEATHER CONDITIONS.

1995 · 1 incident

July 5, 1995 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Minerals Company Llc · Struck by falling object

WHILE TAKING DISCHARGE HOSE (PLASTIC PIPE) OFF FROM SUMP PUMP AND IT CAME APART BROKE AND FELL AND HIT EYE.

1993 · 2 incidents

March 15, 1993 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rockport River Terminal Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE STANDING ON SIDE OF CRUSHER AND TIGHTENING UP BELTS WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE CAUSING HIM TO FALL LANDING ON HAND RAIL.

1990 · 1 incident

September 26, 1990 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
P-V Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WORKER WAS USING A CHISEL AND IT SUDDENLY FLEW OUT AND HIT HIM.

1983 · 1 incident

October 8, 1983 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Midnight Sun Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WENT DOWN TO LOADING BARGE TO GET PUMP TO USE UP ON HILL.IN DOING SO,PULLED SHOULDER MUSSEL.