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#1 Auger: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Bill J Collett
Grethel, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516142

#1 Auger has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1990–1991
Latest incident
Aug 1991
Ownership history
  1. R V Mining Company Inc 1987 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)
1991 8 103,033
1990 8 149,188
1989 5 84,232
1988 7 141,297
1987 9 52,994
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#1 Auger sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
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

1991 · 1 incident

August 7, 1991 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R V Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FOREMAN WAS ASSISTING IN REPAIR OF CUTTER HEAD CHAIN STRUCK PIN WITH HAMMER PIECE OF METAL FROM PIN HIT EE IN UPPER LEG TOOK EE TO HOSPTIAL METAL WAS REMOVED NO IMPAIRMENT EE WENT TO BACK TO W ORK.

1990 · 1 incident

April 17, 1990 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
R V Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHAIN BROKE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FREE AUGER SECTION THAT WAS HUNG BY ROCK ON HIWALL MINER. CHAIN STRUCK EMPL ON HAND & INJURED 2 FINGERS.