Krystal Coal Company · Fall from machine
UNATHORIZED MAN3WAS ON LOADER, LOST CONTROL AND JUMPED OFF.
Krystal #3: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Krystal #3 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1985.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1985–1987
- Latest incident
- May 1987
Ownership history
- Faith Coal Company 1984 to 1984
- B & E Coal Company 1984 to 1987
- Krystal Coal Company 1987 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 7 | 4,628 |
| 1987 | 23 | 17,077 |
| 1986 | 11 | 8,595 |
| 1985 | 11 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Krystal #3 sits in Whitley County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.Whitley County, Kentucky · Population 36,755
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$41,719
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1987 · 1 incident
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1985 · 1 incident
June 27, 1985
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
B & E Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
JEEP TEMPORARILY JAMMED IN POINT & PINNED I.NAMEBETWEEN JEEP & TIMBERS INJURIES RECEIVED WERE DETERMINED TO BE ONLY MINOR SCRAPES & BRUISES ON THE LOWER BACK & UPPER RIGHT LEG