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#1 Strip: 2 reportable incidents Coal

White Oak Coal Corp · Surface
Middlesboro, Bell County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1508375

#1 Strip has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1986–1988
Latest incident
Jun 1988
Ownership history
  1. S A M Coal Company Inc 1975 to 1983
  2. White Oak Coal Corp 1983 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)
1990 1
1989 5 15,378
1988 16 40,835
1987 3 6,967
1986 11 11,998
1985 0
1984 27 43,390
1983 44 29,653
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#1 Strip sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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.
Bell County, Kentucky · Population 23,878
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$32,403
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

1988 · 1 incident

June 23, 1988 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
White Oak Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING HAULBACK TRUCK THE ENGINE MOUNT BROKE CAUSING ENGINE TO FALL DOWN BREAKING THE FUEL LINE THIS CAUSED POWER FAILURE WHICH CAUSED TRUCK TO RUN INTO SAFETY BERM THE DRIVER SUFFERE BACK DAMAGE- COMPRESSION OF L2

1986 · 1 incident

January 1, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
White Oak Coal Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WELDER WORKING 2N GRIZZLY WHEN LEGS FELL THROUGH ARMS WERE NOT LONG ENOUGH TO PUSH HIMSELF OUT.