New Market Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING PINS & ROOF BOLTS. HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP PINS, WHEN HE ST RAIGHTENED AND TURNED AROUND HE ALLEDGELY TWISTED HIS KNEE
Rough Creek Underground: 1 reportable incident Coal
New Market Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Smith Mark A
MSHA Mine ID: 1514073
Rough Creek Underground has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1984
- Latest incident
- Apr 1984
Ownership history
- New Market Coal Company 1983 to 1984
- New Market Coal Company 1984 to present
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 16 | 2,536 |
| 1983 | 3 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Rough Creek Underground sits in Webster County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.5% 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.Webster County, Kentucky · Population 12,873
4.5%
Mining share of county employment
$58,786
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.