Steel Hollow Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
JEEP DRIVER WENT TO GET SCOOP OF COAL DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN RIB AND BOLTS.
#2: 3 reportable incidents Coal
Steel Hollow Mining Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Crawford Dennis R & Danny R
Woodbine,
Whitley County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516108
MSHA record for #2 (mine ID 1516108). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1988–1989
- Latest incident
- Apr 1989
Ownership history
- Lady Blue Coal Company 1987 to 1987
- Summar Coal Company 1987 to 1988
- Steel Hollow Mining Inc 1988 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
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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.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
3 on file1989 · 1 incident
1988 · 2 incidents
May 9, 1988
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Summar Coal Company · Struck by falling object
MINER TRAVELED INBY AND WAS WORKING UNDER UNSUPPORTED ROOF
Summar Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
SMALL HILL SEAM3WAS IN CENTER OF INTERSECTION CAUSING ROCK TO FALL.