Four H Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
MUD SLIDE IN THE PORTAL OF THE #1 ENTRY CAUSED BY TO MUCH RAIN
No Ie-68: 3 reportable incidents Coal
No Ie-68 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1988.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1988–1989
- Latest incident
- Feb 1989
Ownership history
- Ligon Preparation Company 1950 to 1981
- Four H Coal Company Inc 1981 to present
- Newsome Coal Company 1982 to 1983
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 4 | 16,279 |
| 1988 | 4 | 15,822 |
| 1987 | 4 | 6,902 |
| 1986 | 5 | 2,265 |
| 1985 | 6 | 16,295 |
| 1984 | 7 | 23,614 |
| 1983 | 7 | 24,407 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No Ie-68 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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
3 on file1989 · 1 incident
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1988 · 2 incidents
June 7, 1988
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Four H Coal Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE TRIED TO DISLOAGE ROCK FROM DUMP. COAL GARE WAY AND HE SLID ALL THE WAY DOWN THE PAN LINE INTO THE STOCKPILE.
Four H Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
WHILE BACKING BATTERY POWERED COAL HAULAGE TRAILOR INTO LOADING HOLE THE EMPLOYEE PLACED RT.HAND ON TOP OF COUPLING PIN RESULTING IN LACERATION OF LITTLE FINGERS ON RT.HAND