Harlan Wallins Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL ON HEADS OF MINER--TOOK 50 MINUTES TO CLEAR UP.
#1: 9 reportable incidents Coal
#1 has had no fatalities among 9 reportable incidents since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1984–1989
- Latest incident
- May 1989
Ownership history
- Carl-Stan Enterprises Inc 1983 to 1984
- Harlan Wallins Coal Company Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 15 | 56,636 |
| 1988 | 32 | 96,213 |
| 1987 | 28 | 78,110 |
| 1986 | 24 | 48,100 |
| 1985 | 15 | 27,040 |
| 1984 | 7 | 22,100 |
| 1983 | 5 | 3,004 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
#1 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file1989 · 2 incidents
Harlan Wallins Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND HIT INJURED IN BACK ON ARM-ALLEGED.
1986 · 4 incidents
Harlan Wallins Coal Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data
AFTER A THOROUG2 EXAMINATION OF THIS INCIDENT WE HAVE COME TO THE COMCLUSION THAT THERE WAS NEVER AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS DISCUSSED WITH OUR COMP CARRIER & THEY DECIDED IT WOULD BE BEST TO MAKE AN OUT OF COU9T SETTLEMENT & NOT INCUR THE HIGH LEGAL FEES & EXPENSES. THE CASE WAS SETTLED OUT OF COURT WITH OUR PROTEST OF T HE MATTER.
August 12, 1986
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Harlan Wallins Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SCOOP HIT TAILP3ECE ON CONVEYOR, KNOCKED IT AGINST THE EMPLOYEE.
Harlan Wallins Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SCOOP HT TAILPI9CE ON CONVEYOR KNOCKED IT AGAINST THE EMPLOYEE.
July 26, 1986
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harlan Wallins Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS AD4USTING TAILPIECE CHAIN BROKE AND THE TAILPIECE STRUCK HIM.
1985 · 1 incident
Harlan Wallins Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
HELPER WAS SETTING ROOF SUPPORT JACKS WHEN APPROX. 21/2" TO 3" OF DRAW ROCK BROKE LOOSE AND ROLLED DOWN CATCHING HIM AND INJURIED RIGHT LEG.
1984 · 2 incidents
Carl-Stan Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries
THE ROOF FALL OCCURRED EARLY MORNING BEFORE SHIFT BEGAN.
Carl-Stan Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL HAPPENED OVER THE WEEKEND WHILE THE M INE WAS IDLE.