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#1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Couch John H
Bacon Creek, Whitley County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517051

#1 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1993.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1993–1994
Latest incident
Mar 1994
Ownership history
  1. Fontana Minerals 1991 to 1993
  2. Dark Ridge Coal Company 1993 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)
1994 3 10,443
1993 6 17,444
1992 8 35,568
1991 1
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

1994 · 1 incident

March 11, 1994 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Dark Ridge Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

NOTIFIED 03-11-94 THAT EMPLOYEE HAS FILED CLAIM FOR REPAIRING BENEFITS EMPLOYEE ONLY WORKED FOR THIS COMPANY AT MOST 10 WEEKS THERE FORE THIS COMPANY SHOULD NOT BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR MINERS ILLNE SS

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1993 · 1 incident

November 12, 1993 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Dark Ridge Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

NOTIFIED ON 2-18-94 THAT EMPLOYEE HAS FILED A CLAIM FOR RETRAINING BENEFITS WITH STATE OFKY READINGS OF X-RAYS INDICATE 1/0 OR GREATER. EMPLOYEE WORKED FOR COMPANY ONLY 8 WEEKS, THEREFORE THI S COMPANY SHOULD NOT BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR MINER'S ILLNESS.