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#1-2 Surface: 1 reportable incident Coal

Trosper Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by Trosper Julian
Williamsburg, Whitley County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516737

#1-2 Surface has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1996.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1996
Latest incident
Aug 1996
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
4
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 4 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Trosper Mining Inc 1989 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)
1999 2 6,099
1998 3 9,598
1997 3 15,211
1996 4 30,527
1995 3 18,873
1994 3 29,925
1993 3 34,319
1992 3 9,370
1991 3 9,597
1990 3 19,303
1989 3 3,123
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#1-2 Surface 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

1 on file

1996 · 1 incident

August 10, 1996 KY · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Trosper Mining Inc · Fall from machine

AFTER REPLACING HOIST CABLE EE CLIMBED DOWN OFF THE BACK OF CARRIAGE ENGINE ON SALEM 1500 B AUGER WHEN HE STEPPED ON CARRIAGE FRAME HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH ARM AS HE WAS FALLING STR ECHING LOWER BACK MUSCLE.