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#1: 8 reportable incidents Coal

El'Shaddai Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Thacker Robert Jr
Kite, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513524

MSHA record for #1 (mine ID 1513524). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Apr 1985
Ownership history
  1. Apple Tree Mining Company 1982 to 1987
  2. El'Shaddai Coal Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#1 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1985 · 2 incidents

April 8, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Apple Tree Mining Company · Struck by flying object

THE X-CUT LEFT OFF #5 RM WAS BEING SHOT THE INJURED WAS ROOF BOLTING IN X-CUT OFF #4 RM. THE 2 X-CUTS WERE ?????? TOWARD EACH OTHER. THE SHOT FROM THE X-CUT LEFT IN #5 RM WITHOUT. WITH DRAWI NG INJURED FROM THE X-CUT IN #4 RM & HE WAS INJURED FROM THE SHOT BY FLYING COAL.

April 4, 1985 KY · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
Apple Tree Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS DRILLING COAL WITH A WAGON DRILL AND HAD PAIN IN HIS BACK.

1984 · 4 incidents

November 19, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Apple Tree Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS TAKING CARE OF UN CONVEYOR FELT TIMBER DRIVE HE STATE PIECE OF ROCK HUNG IN TAILPIECE AND WHILE PUMP IT A PIECE OF ROCK COME ACROSS BELT DRIVE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK.

October 31, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Apple Tree Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF ROCK FROM THE TAILPIECE OF THE HAULAGE BERT AND SAID HE HURT HIS BACK.

1983 · 2 incidents

June 28, 1983 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Apple Tree Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

UNLOADING OXYGEN TANK FROM PICKUP TRUCK & HAD PAIN IN HIS BACK.

June 21, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Apple Tree Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

WORKING IN LOW COAL ON KNEES,CUT LEFT KNEE ON ROCK AND COAL ON BOTTOM OF MINE.KNEE BECAME GERM INFECTED.