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#2: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Controlled by Charles E Mc Cullah
Williamsburg, Whitley County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514701

MSHA record for #2 (mine ID 1514701). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
Sep 1987
Ownership history
  1. Smooth Sailing Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1986
  2. Bowling Mountain Mining Corp 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#2 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
September 28, 1987 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bowling Mountain Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

INDIVIDUAL WAS 1ULLING ROCK FROM THE ROOF WITH A ROOF BAR IN THE HAUL ROAD. THE ROCK FELL ON THE INDIVIDUAL CAUSING A FATAL INJURY.

Reportable incidents

4 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1987 · 3 incidents

July 16, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bowling Mountain Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BOLT WRENCH SLI1 & HIT HIM ON JAW.

April 23, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bowling Mountain Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

RUNNING ROOF BE5TING MACHINE THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN STEEL & TOP.

1986 · 1 incident

April 1, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Smooth Sailing Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WENT TO GET 2UT OF THE SCOOP AND STEPPED ON THE CONTROL PEDAL AND IT THREW HIM INTO THE TOP