C Y Smith Inc · Struck against a moving object
JEEP DRIVER WAS3GOING IN #3 BREAK WHEN THE FRONT OF THE JEEP HIT A ROOF BOLT JERKING THE WHEEL OUT OF HIS HAND BREAKING THE JEEP DRIVER FINGER AND HAND.
#2: 2 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for #2 (mine ID 1515484). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1986–1987
- Latest incident
- Mar 1987
Ownership history
- C Y Smith Inc 1986 to 1988
- Whitley Gap Mining Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
#2 sits in Knox County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.Knox County, Kentucky · Population 30,034
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$33,153
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1987 · 1 incident
1986 · 1 incident
C Y Smith Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
REMOVING DRILL 8TEEL FROM HOLE WHEN DRILL BOUNCED OFF THE BOTTOM, CATCHING I NAME S LEFT SHIRT SLEEVE IN THE DRILL STEEL. THE ROTATION CAUSED HIS ARM TO BE CAUGHT, TEARING THE SKIN FROM HIS AR M. 3