Mining Incidents

Yankeetown #1: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Hoesli John J
Boonville, Warrick County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1201990

MSHA record for Yankeetown #1 (mine ID 1201990). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1987–1990
Latest incident
Sep 1990
Ownership history
  1. Warrick County Coal Corp 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Yankeetown #1 sits in Warrick County, Indiana, 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.
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

5 on file

1990 · 4 incidents

September 4, 1990 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Warrick County Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN RIGHT AHND BY A 2 1/2" REPAIR LINK.THE LINK FELL OFF WORK BENCH.

June 20, 1990 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warrick County Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP0LOYEE WAS DRIVING STEEL PINS (BOLTS) INTO DOZER BLADE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ASTRADDLE THE BGLADE USING A SLEDG HAMNMER HE HEARD A LOUD BANG TRHE BOLT HAD BROKEN WHEN HE GOT HOME THEY THOUG HT CUT TOO DEEP SO HE WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM

March 29, 1990 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Warrick County Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WALKED THE DRAGLINE BOOM TO CHECK THE HOIST & POINT SHIFT ON HIS WAY BACKED DOWN THE BOOM THE EMPLOYEE STOPPED THEN LEANED FORWARD AS TO GRAB HIS KNEE EMPLOYEE THEN BLACKED OUT & ROLL ED TOWARD THE INSIDE OF THE BOOM HE FELL APPROX 18FT TO THE MUDDY GROUND

1987 · 1 incident

October 5, 1987 IN · Coal MACHINERY
Warrick County Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO PRIME 6" WATER PUMP, BY TWISTING DISCHARGE HOST TO PREVENT PUMP FROM SUCKING AIR. WHEN PUMP CAUGHT PRIME EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT IN DISCHARGE HOSE & PRESSURE FRO M HOSE SMASHED 2IS HAND.