Mining Incidents

#1: 1 reportable incident Coal

High Sulfur Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Ratliff Judy
Sitka, Johnson County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516117

MSHA record for #1 (mine ID 1516117). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Jul 1988
Ownership history
  1. T R & H Development Inc 1987 to 1988
  2. Double Development Inc 1988 to 1989
  3. B & E Contracting 1989 to 1989
  4. High Sulfur Coal Company 1989 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1988 · 1 incident

July 12, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Double Development Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL WAS RIDING SCOOP BUCKET MAN TRIP TO SECT SCOOP HIT A BUM IN ROADWAY AND EMPL SUPPOSEDLY INJURED NECK THE MGT FEELS EMPL SUSTAINED HIS INJURY PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT WORK