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Democrat Tipple Coal

P C & H Construction Company Inc · Facility

Controlled by Ricky D Kirk; Jerry Wells Jr

Democrat, Letcher County, KY · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1515189

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 1988–1989
Latest incident: Apr 1989

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2005

inspections on record

inspection hours

n/a

citations per 100 inspection hours

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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.

Rate withheld: 3 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2	0	0	0
2000 Q1	0	0	0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1989 · 1 incident

April 25, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY

Enterprise Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BLADE OF UNOCCUPIED DOZER AND A TRUCK BUMPER DOZER OPERATOR KNOCKED HYDRO-STATIC LEVER INTO FORWARD WHEN HE LEFT OPERATORS SEAT.

1988 · 1 incident

October 25, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Enterprise Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE FELL WHILE CLIMBING A RAILROAD CAR.