Fossil Fuel Inc · Accident type, without injuries
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WITH NO INJURIES AT #5 HEADING AT INTERSECTION.
#2: 7 reportable incidents Coal
Fossil Fuel Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Starns Raymond
Lejunior,
Harlan County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515015
MSHA record for #2 (mine ID 1515015). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1989–1991
- Latest incident
- Feb 1991
Ownership history
- J & D Coal Company 1984 to 1986
- K & G Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1987
- D & B Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1988
- N-R Coal Company 1988 to 1988
- Charity B Limited Inc 1988 to 1988
- Fossil Fuel Inc 1988 to 1991
- Fossil Fuel Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
#2 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file1991 · 1 incident
1990 · 2 incidents
May 28, 1990
KY · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
POWERED HAULAGE
Fossil Fuel Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
I.NAME REMOVING ROCK FROM BELT GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND ROCK AND CUT FINGER.
February 19, 1990
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Fossil Fuel Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING DRAW ROCK WHEN IT FELL BETWEEN BOLTS HE WAS UNDER STRIKING HIM A GLANCING BLOW. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE 12 STITCHES WERE PUT IN HIS LEFT FOOT.
1989 · 4 incidents
Fossil Fuel Inc · Accident type, without injuries
SMALL UNINTNETIONAL ROOF FALL APPROX 1000' ABOUT WORKING SECTION.
Fossil Fuel Inc · Accident type, without injuries
SMALL UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL APP 550 FALL OUTBY FACE IN #6 HEADING
Fossil Fuel Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL TWO BREAKS INBY 728 WAS DISCOVERED BY PRESHIFT EXAMINER
Fossil Fuel Inc · Accident type, without injuries
UPON PRESHIFT; PRESHIFT EXAMINER DISCOVERED ROOF FALL. APPROX 20-60" X 70' LONG STARTING IN #2 INTERSECTION AND CONTINUING TO #3 INTERSECTION IN OUTBY BREAK. AT 7:00 MSHA FIELD OFFICE WAS NOTI FIED.