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Mine #1: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Koal Industries International Inc · Surface
Controlled by Powers Earl H
Huntington, Sebastian County, AR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0300278

Mine #1 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Oct 1986
Ownership history
  1. Farrell Mining Co 1950 to 1974
  2. Sugarloaf Mining Company 1974 to 1982
  3. Southern States Corp 1982 to 1985
  4. Black Crystal Energy Inc 1985 to 1987
  5. Koal Industries International Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1989 0
1988 1
1987 22 26,234
1986 35 108,512
1985 10 29,510
1984 2
1983 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine #1 sits in Sebastian County, Arkansas, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Sebastian County, Arkansas · Population 128,448
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$56,450
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

1986 · 3 incidents

October 18, 1986 AR · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Black Crystal Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS HOLDING DOW3 BOLTON CUTTING EDGE ON DOZER WHILE THEY WERE TAKING DOWN WITH AIR WRENCH, PUSHED UP AND HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF INTO THE SIDE WITH BOLT STILL TURNING. CUT HIM ON HIS WRIST

October 17, 1986 AR · Coal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
Black Crystal Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

RAISED PIECE OF3METAL UP TO PUT ON DRAGLINE BUCKET AND WASHER BROKE THAT HAD CHAIN HOOKED TO AND IT FELL AND FRACTURED HIS FOOT

September 26, 1986 AR · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Black Crystal Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS WOR5ING ON DRILL TRYING TO TAKE OFF DRILL SUB TIGHTENING UP WITH PIPE WRENCH CAUSED PIPE WRENCH TO COME AROUND BREAKING HIS LEG