Mining Incidents

Patoka River Coal

Triad Mining, LLC · Facility
Petersburg, Pike County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1202165

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2000–2011
Latest incident
Jan 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
217
citations
52
significant & substantial
$34,499
proposed penalties
$34,259
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q2 0 0 0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2011 · 1 incident

January 3, 2011 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triad Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

A chain broke, causing a piece of metal to fall and strike EE's hand.

2006 · 2 incidents

February 18, 2006 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Triad Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

Still dark and snowing and visibility was poor. Dozer was pushing dirt up on stockpile when truck slightly struck tractor cab.

February 8, 2006 IN · Coal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triad Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

Changing dryer screen at wash plant. Screen was worn on and sharp on edges. Victim sliced his little finger on side of screen.

2005 · 3 incidents

November 21, 2005 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Triad Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee had been fueling equipment and he drove to the 988 loader. When he was getting out of the truck his foot slipped and he fell out onto the pile of coal. He had fuel on the bottom of his boot making it slick.

September 12, 2005 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Triad Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

A 992 LOADER WAS LOADING THE TRUCK WITH DIRT. SAID THE JARRING AROUND HURT HIM

February 2, 2005 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Triad Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was hauling dirt and the ground was frozen he was pulling up to stop and the steering wheel jerked and wrenched his wrist.

2004 · 1 incident

November 18, 2004 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
Triad Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

CLIMBING TRUCK LADDER AND BUMPED RIGHT KNEE ON TOP STEP.

2003 · 3 incidents

September 18, 2003 IN · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Triad Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS HAULING COAL IN A 50 TON CAT END DUMP, WHEN THE STRUT BROKE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LAY OVERON ITS SIDE.

July 24, 2003 IN · Coal NO VALUE FOUND
Triad Mining Inc · No Value Found

EE WAS DUMPING HIS LOAD AND THE DUMP GAVE WAY AND TRUCK OVERTURNED. NIGHT TIME, DRY MATERIAL (DIRT AND SHALE MIX)

February 24, 2003 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Triad Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLIMBING ONTO THE BACKHOE WHEN HIS KNEE POPPED & GAVE OUT.

2002 · 3 incidents

October 28, 2002 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triad Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A PUMP HOSE AND HIS LOWER BACK POPPED, CAUSING GREAT PAIN. HE HAD NOT EVEN PICKED UP THE HOSE YET.

October 7, 2002 IN · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Triad Mining Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IT WAS DARK, & EE CLIMBED ONTO THE TOP OF INTN'L POWDER TRUCK TO SEE IF IT NEEDED NITRATE IN THE BIN. THE DOOR HAD BEEN LEFT OPENED & HE FELL INSIDE THE TANK OF THE TRUCK, HITTING HIS BACK ON THE METAL SIDE OF THE BIN.

January 30, 2002 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triad Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

OUR WELDER WAS CUTTING ANGLE IRON GUARD OFF OF TRUCK SCALE, AND EE WAS STANDING DOWN ON GROUND BELOW, WHEN THE ANGLE IRON WAS CUT IT FELL, HITTING HIM ON OR ABOVE THE RIGHT KNEE.

2001 · 1 incident

September 17, 2001 IN · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Triad Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AT TRIAD WHEN ONE OF TRIAD'S END DUMPS RAN INTO THE BACK OF EE'S TRUCK.

2000 · 4 incidents

December 8, 2000 IN · Coal electrician, lineman FIRE
Triad Mining Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE SPILLED K1 KEROSENE ON HIS PANT LEG THEN WAS GOING TO LIGHT THE PROPANE TORCH AND A SPARK IGNITED AND BURNED HIS LEFT LEG.

October 16, 2000 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Triad Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS PUSHING ROCK WITH DOZER BLADE AND BACKED UP OVER A ROCK JERKING HIS BACK. HE WORKS NIGHT SHIFT SO I THINK IT WAS DARK AND HE JUST DIDN'T SEE THE ROCK. BY THE END IF THE SHIFT HE WAS HAV ING BACK PAIN. WENT TO DR. AND HE PUT HIM ON MEDICATION. SEE ATTACHED PAPER.

September 1, 2000 IN · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Triad Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

NARROW SPOT IN HAUL ROAD. DRIVER OF EMPTY TOLD DRIVER OF LOADED THAT THERE WAS PLENTY OF ROOM. DRIVERS MUSJUDGE DISTANCE, BOTH BEDS HIT. BOTH DRIVERS HAD SEAT BELTS ON. BOTH BED NEED TO BE TAK EN OFF & REPAIRED.

May 11, 2000 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Triad Mining Inc · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED A 10' LADDER TO FUEL TANK UP; WHILE HE WAS LEANING ON THE 300 GAL. TANK, THE STAND IT WAS ON GAVE WAY; HE FELL WITH HIS FEET UNDER LADDER, TWISTING LEFT ANKLE. HE RADIOED FROM FUEL TRUCK TO GET SUPERVISOR TO AREA; THEN HE WORKED FROM THAT TIME UNTIL AROUND NOON. SEEATTACHED SHEET.