Mining Incidents

Log Creek Surface Coal

Spurgeon, Pike County, IN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1202410

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2009–2017
Latest incident
May 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
100
citations
42
significant & substantial
$40,062
proposed penalties
$36,032
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
2025 Q4 16,828 1 1 59.4
2025 Q3 11,363 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 10,134 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 7 2
2022 Q1 244 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 252 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 236 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,098 0 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

7 on file

2017 · 1 incident

May 12, 2017 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triad Mining LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was moving a motor by hand on a trailer and pulled a something popped in right forearm. EE was diagnosed with a strained muscle. EE started missing work on 5/15/2017.

2014 · 1 incident

April 7, 2014 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Triad Mining Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing onto a Cat 777B End Dump when he heard a pop in his right knee. The accident happened on 12/13/2013 but the employee continued to work until 04/07/2014.

2013 · 1 incident

June 23, 2013 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Triad Mining Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating an end dump on the spoil dump when he went to dump the rock load the end dump traveled off the dump backwards overturning. The employee was taken to the hospital where he received 21 stitches total to the right forearm and left check area.

2010 · 1 incident

October 26, 2010 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triad Mining Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Inspecting transmission gears, gears rolled and pinched finger.

2009 · 3 incidents

August 24, 2009 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triad Mining Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Hydraulic hose end blew off causing a flash fire. Employee received slight burns to arms. Treated and released for the burns. While leaving truck, employee struck his right knee and bruised his heel. Company doctor took employee off work until knee and foot healed.

June 3, 2009 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

Employee's seat bottomed out and hurt his back.

April 6, 2009 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. · Fall from machine

Driver was on top of his loaded trailer, moving loose coal. He fell off of the trailer, estimated height 12 feet. He landed on his back. Driver was not using PPF.