Mining Incidents

#1 Welcreek Coal Inc: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Welcreek Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Stivers Charles
Wildcat, Clay County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515405

MSHA record for #1 Welcreek Coal Inc (mine ID 1515405). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1985–1986
Latest incident
Jun 1986
Ownership history
  1. Welcreek Coal Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#1 Welcreek Coal Inc sits in Clay County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.
Clay County, Kentucky · Population 20,105
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$39,607
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1986 · 3 incidents

June 2, 1986 KY · Coal cutting machine helper, undercutter operator helper DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Welcreek Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPL HAS TRAUMA7IC ARTHRITIS OF KNEE DUE TO CONTINUOUSLY CRAWLING ON KNEES IN MINES.

April 12, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) OTHER
Welcreek Coal Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HA5ING BREATHING PROBLEMS HIS ARM HAD PAIN IN IT

April 10, 1986 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Welcreek Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING ON SHOOTING CABLE AND IT SNAPPED BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE

1985 · 1 incident

December 6, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Welcreek Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HIT LE0T KNEE WITH PIECE OF B/M STEEL