Summar Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
DRIVER BOUNCED INTO TOP WHILE ON MAIN ROADWAY.
#1: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Steel Hollow Mining Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Crawford Dennis R & Danny R
MSHA Mine ID: 1515853
#1 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1987.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1987–1988
- Latest incident
- Jun 1988
Ownership history
- Summar Coal Company 1986 to 1988
- Steel Hollow Mining Inc 1988 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 5 | 35,937 |
| 1987 | 6 | 7,678 |
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
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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.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 file1988 · 1 incident
1987 · 1 incident
Summar Coal Company · Struck by falling object
MINER GOT OFF O0 SCOOP AND CRAWLED TO FACE OF COAL FRO UNKNOWN REASON.