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Warrior: 1 reportable incident Coal

Matco Energy Corp · Surface
Controlled by Razmus Peter J
Bicknell, Knox County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1202028

Warrior has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Aug 1989
Ownership history
  1. Fossil Fuels Resources Inc 1988 to 1992
  2. Matco Energy Corp 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1994 0
1993 5 470
1992 5
1990 0
1989 43 254,756
1988 40 73,610
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Warrior sits in Knox County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 2.0% 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.
Knox County, Indiana · Population 36,108
2.0%
Mining share of county employment
$58,863
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1989 · 1 incident

August 23, 1989 IN · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fossil Fuels Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A MANUAL CHAIN HOIST WHEN 3/8" CHAIN BROKE HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER CAUSING A DEEP LACERATION ON THE ARM BETWEEN SHOULDER AND ELBOW.