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#12: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Burdine, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518094

MSHA record for #12 (mine ID 1518094). 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
1998–1999
Latest incident
Jan 1999
Ownership history
  1. Appleton & Ratliff Coal Corp 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#12 sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
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

1999 · 1 incident

January 12, 1999 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Appleton & Ratliff Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS BOLTING TOP IN #1 HEADING. AN UNDETECTABLE KETTLE BOTTOM FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN TWO ROOF BOLTS. BOLTS THAT WERE ALREADY SET. HIT EE ON SHOULDER.

1998 · 3 incidents

December 9, 1998 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Appleton & Ratliff Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING BELT ON BLOWER MOTOR ON ROOF BOLTE THE BAR SLIPPED HE WAS USING FINGER HIS HAND AT THE BELT PULLEY

November 23, 1998 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Appleton & Ratliff Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PICKING UP A 50 POUND BAG OF ROCK DUST AND MOVING IT FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER. HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS SIDE.

November 17, 1998 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
Appleton & Ratliff Coal Corp · Unclassified, insufficient data

INJ. WAS RUNNING THE CO. ON HIS OWN WITH NO HELP. HE WAS WORKING 2 SHIFTS WITH ALL THE RESPONSIBILITY AND STRESS. HE HAD ALL THE PHYSICAL & FINANCIAL PARTS OF THE JOB. THE STRESS WAS TOO MUCH FOR HIM & A BLOOD VESSEL RUPTURED IN HIS BRAIN.