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4-M: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Jackson, Breathitt County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1514838

4-M has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Nov 1987
Ownership history
  1. 4-M Resource Group Inc 1984 to 1987
  2. 4-M Resource Group Inc 1987 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)
1994 0
1993 0
1992 0
1991 0
1990 0
1989 0
1988 19 104,217
1987 45 465,319
1986 28 183,756
1985 21 176,313
1984 15 48,770
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

4-M sits in Breathitt County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.3% 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.
Breathitt County, Kentucky · Population 13,438
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$41,101
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1987 · 3 incidents

November 6, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
4-M Resource Group Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL COMPLAININ1 OF BACK INJURIES FOR PRIOR 3 MOS AGO.ON 11-7-87 EMPL UNABLE TO WORK DUE TO EXTREME BACK PAIN.

July 2, 1987 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
4-M Resource Group Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL LOADING LA9GE ROCKS WITH LOADER WHEN BUCKET SLIPPED OFF ONE OF THE ROCKS.HE WAS THROWN AROUND INSIDE LOADER CAUSING INJURY TO HIS BACK.

January 29, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
4-M Resource Group Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CO4ING DOWN A DIRT WET ROAD ROAD LEADING OUT OF STRIP MINE AREA HE STEPPED IN A POT HOLE WHICH TWISTED HIS RT ANKLE AND BROKE A BONE IN TWO PLACES