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White Oak Prep-Plant: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Rich John W (Ky-Tn-In)
Worthington, Greene County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1202057

MSHA record for White Oak Prep-Plant (mine ID 1202057). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Aug 1990
Ownership history
  1. Northern Coal Company Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

White Oak Prep-Plant sits in Greene County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 2.4% 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.
Greene County, Indiana · Population 30,954
2.4%
Mining share of county employment
$59,753
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1990 · 3 incidents

August 1, 1990 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING WATER TRUCK IN REVERSE AND FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF CLUTCH PEDAL AND CAME BACK UP AND HIT LEFT ANKLE. BRUSING LEFT ANKLE.

June 26, 1990 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Northern Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPL WAS LEAVING PARTS TRAILER WITH PARTS WIND WAS BLOWING & COAL DUST BECAME EMBEDDED IN CORNEA OF LEFT EYE.

February 19, 1990 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Northern Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PROCESSING LARGE LUMP COAL,COLA CLOGGED FEED CHUTE AND EMPLOYEE WAS UNCLOGGING FEEDCHUTE WITH 5 FT PRY BAR WHEN EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING GIVE IN HIS BACK.