Mining Incidents

Steele 2: 12 reportable incidents Coal

Charlie Steele Inc · Facility
Controlled by Steele Charlie
Owensboro, Daviess County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516794

MSHA record for Steele 2 (mine ID 1516794). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1990–1991
Latest incident
Sep 1991
Ownership history
  1. Charlie Steele Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Steele 2 sits in Daviess County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Daviess County, Kentucky · Population 103,195
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$65,323
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1991 · 6 incidents

September 6, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Charlie Steele Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHT ENING TURN BUCKLE ON CHUTE TURN BUCKLE BROKE CAUSING CHUTE TO FALL RESULTING IN TWO PUNCTURE WOUNDS TO EMPLOYEES R ARM

May 28, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Charlie Steele Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PIECE OF RUST IN EYE.

May 15, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Charlie Steele Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS USING BELT KNIFE CUT FINGER.

April 3, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Charlie Steele Inc · Flash burns (welding)

WAS WORKING IN AREA WHERE WELDING WAS TAKING PLACE.WOKE UP DURING THE NIGHT WITH PAIN IN EYE.DOCTORS DIAGNOSIS FLASH BURN BOTH EYES.

March 5, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Charlie Steele Inc · Struck by flying object

WORKER WAS USING CUTTING TORCH. SAFETY GOGGLES IN PLACE PIECE OF HOT SLAG SOME HOW WAS THROWN INTO WORKERS EYE. WORKER TAKEN TO MINOR EMERGENCY CENTER FOR REMOVAL OF FORIGN MATTER.

March 5, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Charlie Steele Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HURT BACK WHILE LIFTING STEEL. NOTE: NO ONE WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL 3/16/91.

1990 · 6 incidents

May 16, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Charlie Steele Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ACCIDENTLY STEPPED IN GRATE & SKINNED SHIN

May 3, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Charlie Steele Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WATER LINE BLEW APART EMPL TRIED TO GET OUT OF WAY. SLIPPED & FELL PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK.

April 23, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS)
Charlie Steele Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CHANGINGS CUPLPING TO MAKE SAFETY.

March 28, 1990 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Charlie Steele Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING PARTIALLY FILLED DISCHARGE LINE

March 26, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Charlie Steele Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STRUCK SCREWDRIVER IN LEFT HAND.

January 29, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
Charlie Steele Inc · Struck against stationary object

REPAIR WORK WAS BEING PERFORMED ON A SIEVE BIN. EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO GET A TOOL. APPARENTLY IN HIS HASTE, HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON A SUPPORT BEAM. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING A HARD HAT WITH CAP LIGHT. AREA WAS WELL ILLUMINATED. EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS NECK AND WAS IN MODERATE TO HEAVY PAIN.