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No 1: 4 reportable incidents Coal

W & D Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Miller William Carl
Artemus, Knox County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513376

No 1 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
Nov 1987
Ownership history
  1. C & W Coal Company 1982 to 1984
  2. Brush Creek Mining Company 1984 to 1984
  3. Sadd Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1985
  4. Sadd Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1985
  5. W & D Coal Company Inc 1985 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)
1988 0
1987 12 14,361
1986 13 20,018
1985 6 1,587
1984 24 2,336
1983 3 2,428
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 1 sits in Knox County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knox County, Kentucky · Population 30,034
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$33,153
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

1987 · 2 incidents

November 30, 1987 KY · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
W & D Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I,NAME WAS DRIL5ING AND SAID THAT HE HAD DONE SOMETHING TO HIS BACK BUT CONTINUED ON FOR A SHORT PERIOD AND SAID HE NEEDED TO TAKE TO REST OF THE SHIFT OFF.

February 19, 1987 KY · Coal DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
W & D Coal Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

BLACK LUNG 3

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1986 · 2 incidents

August 20, 1986 KY · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
W & D Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE RIDING3MANTRIP, WHEN HIT A ROLL IN THE ROOF, INJURING LOWER BACK. BACK MUSCLE SPRAINS.

March 17, 1986 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
W & D Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPERATING SCOOP3HIT ROLL IN MINE FLOOR PUSHED HAND BETWEEN SCOOP & ROOF, CUTTING INDEX FINGER OF RIGHT HAND STITCHES REQUIRED.