Brown Badgett Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING IRON PINS INTO THE GROUND WITH AN EIGHT POUND HAMMER WHEN HE MISSED THE PIN AND HIT THE TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
Nelson Creek Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal
Nelson Creek Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- May 1983
Ownership history
- Brown Badgett Inc 1982 to 1987
- Arch On The Green Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1988 | 4 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1986 | 4 |
| 1985 | 5 |
| 1984 | 4 |
| 1983 | 9 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Nelson Creek Mine sits in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.2% 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.Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · Population 30,712
3.2%
Mining share of county employment
$52,672
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.