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#1: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Midnight Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Tackett Jimmy W
Stambaugh, Johnson County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515670

MSHA record for #1 (mine ID 1515670). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1987–1992
Latest incident
May 1992
Ownership history
  1. Waller-N-Gom Inc 1986 to 1986
  2. Energy Valley Inc 1986 to 1987
  3. Mayo Resources Inc 1987 to 1992
  4. Midnight Coal Corp 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#1 sits in Johnson County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Johnson County, Kentucky · Population 22,464
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$43,014
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
June 25, 1987 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mayo Resources Inc · Struck by falling object

I,NAME WAS BACK3NG OFF-BOARD OPERATED CONTINUOUS MINER AWAY FROM FACE AFTER MAKING CUTWHEN MACHINE RAN OVER REMOTE CABLE CAUSING IT TO BE INOPERATIVE. OTHER EMPLOYEE, ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR, CAM E TO ASSIST I,N5ME IN FREEING CABLE FROM UNDER MACHINE AND TO REPAIR CABLE WHEN A ROOF ROCK APPROX. 5 FT X 4 FT X 5" THICK FILL ON I,NAME AND MACHINE CAUSING DEATH TO HIM AND BACK BRUISES TO

Reportable incidents

13 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1992 · 5 incidents

May 31, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mayo Resources Inc · Struck against stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING ROOF PLATES ACROSS ROOF BOLTER-THE SHAPR BOTTOM ON THE PLATE CUT HT EEMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THUMB.

April 22, 1992 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mayo Resources Inc · Struck against stationary object

SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR WAS HAULING OUT OF #2 ENTRY WHEN HE MADE TURN DOWN #3 TOWARD FEEDER . THE SHUTTLE CAR GOT TO CLOSE TO RIB. FOOT HIT RIB PUSHING LEG UP INTO CHEST AND ARM.

April 16, 1992 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mayo Resources Inc · Struck by falling object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A SHUTTLE CAR. A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON SHOULDER.

March 23, 1992 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mayo Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MUD FROM THE TAIL PIECE WHEN HE REACHING FOR TAILPIECE A COWORKER DID NOT KNOW HE WAS REACHING FOR TAILPIECE & COWORKER HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT HAND WITH THIS TAILPIECE

1991 · 3 incidents

December 20, 1991 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mayo Resources Inc · Struck by flying object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS BY THE MINER BELT AND A PIECE OF COAL FLEW OFF THE BELT AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE NOSE.

November 16, 1991 KY · Coal scoop car operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mayo Resources Inc · Fall down stairs

EMPL CARRYING 2 BUCKETS OF SEAL TIGHT OUT OF THE PARTS TRAILER.SLIPPED & FELL ON STEPS OF PARTS TRAILER.

1990 · 4 incidents

August 15, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mayo Resources Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I.NAME WAS LIFTING A HOSE CLAMPER UP ONTO A WORK BENCH WHEN HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

May 30, 1990 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mayo Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS HELPING REPAIR A CHAIN LINE WHEN HE STARTED THE CHAIN LINE A BELT BROKE AND THE END HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.

March 12, 1990 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman ELECTRICAL
Mayo Resources Inc · Flash burns (electric)

MOVING MINER CABLE WHEN CABLE BLEW UP BURNED EYES AND FACE.

February 26, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mayo Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PLUGGING UP BATTERIES ON SCOOP IN LOW TOP HURT BACK.

1987 · 1 incident

June 25, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mayo Resources Inc · Struck by falling object

OTHER EMPLOYEE 2PERATOR, WAS BACKING OFF-BOARD OPERATED CONTINUOUS MINER AWAY FROM FACE AFTER MAKING CUT WHEN MACHINE RAN OVER REMOTE CABLE CAUSING IT TO BE INOPERATIVE. I,NAME, ROOF BOLTER OP ERATOR, CAME TO3ASSIST OTHER EMPLOYEE IN FREEING CABLE FROM UNDER MACHINE AND TO REPAIR CABLE WHEN A ROOF ROCK APPROX. 5 FT X 4 FT X 5" THICK FELL ON OTHER EMPLOYEE AND MACHINE CAUSING DEATH