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#1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Double D Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Drinnon Nathan
Gausdale, Whitley County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513970

#1 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Nov 1990
Ownership history
  1. Stoney Fork Mining 1983 to 1988
  2. Pencil Mark Coal Company 1988 to 1989
  3. B & B Coal Company 1989 to 1989
  4. Block Coal Corp 1989 to 1991
  5. Double D Coal Company 1991 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)
1991 10 5,302
1990 9 16,865
1989 4 3,364
1988 3
1984 16 4,045
1983 20 28,051
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#1 sits in Whitley County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Whitley County, Kentucky · Population 36,755
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$41,719
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1990 · 2 incidents

November 20, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Block Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

UNLOADING CASE OF CLAY BACK INJ

January 15, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Block Coal Corp · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLT MACHINE AND RAN IT BACK OVER HIS LEG. RESULTING IN A STRAIN AND BRUISES TO HIS LEG.