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#1 Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Alex Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Wells Dennis
Woodbine, Whitley County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516226

#1 Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1992.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1992–1995
Latest incident
May 1995
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
1
inspections on record
6
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 6 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. J & W Coal Company Corp 1987 to 1988
  2. Daisy Coal 1988 to 1989
  3. Hard Rock Mining 1989 to 1989
  4. Hard Rock Mining 1989 to 1989
  5. Hard Rock Mining Company 1989 to 1990
  6. Tryco Coal Company 1990 to 1991
  7. Try Co Coal Company 1990 to 1990
  8. M & R Coal Company 1991 to 1992
  9. Cnoe Coal Company 1992 to 1993
  10. Alex Coal Company 1993 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)
1995 7 3,729
1994 7 8,010
1993 7 8,093
1992 7 5,519
1991 5 1,300
1990 0
1989 4 1,910
1988 2
1987 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#1 Mine sits in Whitley County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
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 file

1995 · 1 incident

May 16, 1995 KY · Coal INUNDATION
Alex Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

DITCH STOPPED UP WITH MUD AND LET WATER ENTER THE MINE FLOODING THE SECTION.

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1992 · 1 incident

April 23, 1992 KY · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator POWERED HAULAGE
M & R Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

JEEP DRIVER WAS IN #3 ENTRY BUMPING UP FACE OF COAL CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN JEEP & PAN HE TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH ON WHEN HE THOUGHT HE TURN THE FOWARD REVERSE SWITCH ON THEN HIT THE FOOT PEDDLE & THE JEEP HIT THE FACE CAUSING THE PAN TO JUMPUPON THE BUMPER OF THE JEEP & CAUGHT HIS HEAD