Solar Sources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
A MECHANIC WAS USING A HAND GRINDER WHEN THE GRINDER WHEEL BORKE APART. STRIKING EE IN THE RIGHTLEG JUST ABOVE THE NEE
Solar #1 Warrick: 7 reportable incidents Coal
Solar Sources Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
White Stallion Energy
Lynnville,
Warrick County,
IN
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1201395
MSHA record for Solar #1 Warrick (mine ID 1201395). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1985–1998
- Latest incident
- Aug 1998
Ownership history
- Solar Sources Inc 1975 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Solar #1 Warrick sits in Warrick County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.Warrick County, Indiana · Population 64,650
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$95,027
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file1998 · 1 incident
1994 · 1 incident
September 25, 1994
IN · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Solar Sources Inc · Fall from machine
EE SLIPPED OFF THE LUBE TRUCK AND BROKE THE FALL WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. INJURED HIS WRIST.
1991 · 1 incident
Solar Sources Inc · Accident type, without injuries
SHOVEL CAUGHT FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. IT WILL BE SALVAGED.
1989 · 1 incident
November 29, 1989
IN · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
FIRE
Solar Sources Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
EMPL THAWING FROZEN VALVE ON WATER PUMP.SPRAYED STARTING FLUID ON VALVE THEN STRUCK LIGHTER WHEN FLUID IGNITED IT BLEW BACK ON HAND CAUSING BURNS.
1988 · 2 incidents
April 7, 1988
IN · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Sources Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS MVOING A WHEEL OFF OF A SCRAPER. THE WHEEL FELL TO ONE SIDE CATCHING EMPLOYEES SMALL FINGER OF LEFT HAND BETWEEN WHEEL AND WHEEL RING.
April 6, 1988
IN · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Solar Sources Inc · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING A D-10 DOZER AS HE GOT DOWN OFF THE MACHINE HE SLIPPED ON THE TRACKS AND FELL TO THE GROUND
1985 · 1 incident
Solar Sources Inc · Struck by falling object
CONCRETE PAD WITH PUMP BOLTED ONTO IT TIPPED OVER DUE TO GROUND THAWING OUT AFTER A HARD FREEZE WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT FELL AGAINST EE PINNING HIS LEG TO THE GROUND.