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#1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Yellow Creek Corp · Underground
Controlled by Hammons Dennise
Woodbine, Whitley County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517301

#1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1994.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1994
Latest incident
Oct 1994
Ownership history
  1. T & H Construction 1992 to 1993
  2. 3-Boy Coal 1993 to 1994
  3. Yellow Creek Corp 1994 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)
1997 0
1996 0
1995 6 19,469
1994 7 10,698
1993 9 8,445
1992 8 2,114
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#1 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

1 on file

1994 · 1 incident

October 20, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Yellow Creek Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOLDING PRESSER ON THE STEEL IT CAUGHT HIS GLOVE & TOOK HIS FINGER WITH THE GLOVE.