Prater & Baldridge Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
STANDING UP AT END OF ONE SCOOP ANOTHER ONE HIT HIM PINNING HIS LEG AGAINST THE OTHER SCOOP BREAKING HIS LEG AND SMASHING HIS FOOT.
No #3: 14 reportable incidents Coal
No #3 has had no fatalities among 14 reportable incidents since 1987.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 1987–1993
- Latest incident
- Feb 1993
Ownership history
- Wind River Corp 1984 to 1984
- Daugherty Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1985
- J & N Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1986
- Prater & Baldridge Coal Company Inc 1986 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 14 | 3,089 |
| 1992 | 15 | 58,881 |
| 1991 | 15 | 61,033 |
| 1990 | 18 | 81,602 |
| 1989 | 17 | 65,024 |
| 1988 | 13 | 43,519 |
| 1987 | 13 | 61,858 |
| 1985 | 4 | 287 |
| 1984 | 11 | 16,385 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No #3 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
14 on file1993 · 2 incidents
January 26, 1993
KY · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
POWERED HAULAGE
Prater & Baldridge Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN EJECTOR & BUCKET SMASHING FINGER TAKING 10 STICHES IN MIDDLE FINGER
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1992 · 7 incidents
Prater & Baldridge Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL INTERSECTION OF #7 ENTRY OUTBY WORKING SECTION APPROX. 20' WIDE 12' LONG 30" HIGH. THEY WERE NO INJURY INVOLVED 40' INBY #384 SPAD.
Prater & Baldridge Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
NO INJURY. ROOF FALL IN #1 INTAKE AIR COURSE. 1000' INBY PORTAL.
Prater & Baldridge Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
NO INJURY. ROOF FALL IN #2 ENTRY 2 X-CUTS OUTBY FACE DISCOVERED ON PRESHIFT.
Prater & Baldridge Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
61339N 3 ENTRY COVERING UP BOLTS 13' H 10'L 20'W
March 30, 1992
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Prater & Baldridge Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
RAISED SCOOP BUCKET TO HIGH.
Prater & Baldridge Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
RAISED AGAINST TOP BRUISING RIBS WHILE DULLING COAL.
January 22, 1992
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Prater & Baldridge Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
RATCHET SLIPPED HITTING VICTOM IN MOUTH SPLITTING MOUTH AND KNOCKING OUT 1 TOOTH.
1990 · 3 incidents
November 22, 1990
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
POWERED HAULAGE
Prater & Baldridge Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
SCOOP RUN OVER RIGHT FOOT BRUISING IT.
Prater & Baldridge Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
COAL POPPED OFF RIB HITTING EMPL IN LEFT EYE.
Prater & Baldridge Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL ON BELT LINE 48" T 90' L 20'W NO INJ
1989 · 1 incident
March 3, 1989
KY · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Prater & Baldridge Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
IT WAS ALLEGED THAT I,NAME WHILE PULLING A POWDER WAGON PULLED A MUSCL OR LIGAMENTS IN HIS BACK OR SIDE.
1987 · 1 incident
April 17, 1987
KY · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Prater & Baldridge Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
REMOVING ROCK FROM BELT AND HURT BACK.