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Mine #1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Triple H Coal Usa Inc · Underground
Controlled by Hall Terry R
Hatfield, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517709

Mine #1 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1996.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1996
Latest incident
Sep 1996
Ownership history
  1. High Ridge Mining Inc 1995 to 1997
  2. Triple H Coal Usa Inc 1997 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 6 60,919
1996 14 116,052
1995 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine #1 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
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

1996 · 2 incidents

September 9, 1996 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
High Ridge Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HELPING MAKE BELT SPLICE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER EE WITH HAMMER HITTING LEFT HAND BREAKING LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND

July 30, 1996 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
High Ridge Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SHOVELING CONVEYOR BELT TURNED TO PUT SHOVEL OF GOB ON BELT PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER LEFT BACK.