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#4: 1 reportable incident Coal

C Y Smith Inc · Underground
Controlled by Smith C Y
Woolum, Knox County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515720

#4 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Mar 1988
Ownership history
  1. C Y Smith Inc 1986 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)
1988 5 700
1987 8 12,827
1986 9 2,500
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#4 sits in Knox County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knox County, Kentucky · Population 30,034
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$33,153
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1988 · 1 incident

March 25, 1988 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C Y Smith Inc · Struck by falling object

THE INJURED CAME OUT TO LUNCH AND SAID HE GOT AP IECE OF ROCK ON HIM.HE WAS ASKED IF HE WANTED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR,HE LAUGHINGLY SAID NO AND RETURNED TO WORK.AT THE END OF THE SHIFT HE SAID IT WAS ONLY A PIECE OF SHELL ABOUT 1/2" THICK.