Mining Incidents

West 61 Coal

LYNNVILLE, Warrick County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1202407

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2010–2018
Latest incident
Jul 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
229
citations
49
significant & substantial
$192,156
proposed penalties
$153,465
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
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 20,621 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 9,632 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 14,075 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 11,064 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 10,204 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 11,573 1 0 86.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2018 · 2 incidents

July 9, 2018 IN · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Minerals Company LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

On 7/9/2018 employee was pulling on a suction hose and hose was caught on something in the water resulting in a low back strain. First day missed was 7/16/2018.

May 23, 2018 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Minerals Company LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee strained shoulder while tightening hose on brake valve.

2015 · 2 incidents

December 1, 2015 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United Minerals Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was exiting dozer using three points of contact. When stepping onto track, his knee "popped" causing knee injury.

August 27, 2015 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Minerals Company LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was removing a section of piping on a chemical delivery system to repair a leak. As employee made an incision into the pipe, material sprayed from the piping onto the employee's face, neck and right shoulder. The piping was not relieved of pressure or drained prior to cutting

2014 · 3 incidents

December 31, 2014 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
United Minerals Company LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Miner was inspecting beltline when coal build up was noticed on a roller. Using a wrench to free the roller from debris his glove and finger were caught into roller and belt.

November 21, 2014 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Minerals Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While mounting a dozer the miner's knee collapsed.

2013 · 1 incident

December 12, 2013 IN · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
United Minerals Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While lifting track frame with overhead crane, the miner's finger was pinched by a roller on the track frame.

2012 · 2 incidents

May 14, 2012 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United Minerals Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While driving a pin into equalizer bar with a hammer, a fragment of pin entered into right leg of miner.

March 12, 2012 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver ELECTRICAL
United Minerals Company LLC · Struck by flying object

The miner raised the bed of the truck he was operating under high voltage electric line creating an electrical arc from the line to the truck. The operator dismounted truck, while on the ground two right rear tires blew out send a projectile into right leg.

2010 · 2 incidents

July 27, 2010 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United Minerals Company LLC · Struck by flying object

EE was striking track roller on D-11 dozer with a hammer when a fragment of steel splintered off and lodged in his left arm.

February 15, 2010 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
United Minerals Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Victim reached to remove gloves from heater when his hand came in contact with fan blades resulting in laceration of right ring finger.