Yellow Creek Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN RETURN AIR WAY - 8 BREAKS IN FROM SURFACE.
2: 4 reportable incidents Coal
2 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1995.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1995–1996
- Latest incident
- Nov 1996
Ownership history
- Steel Hollow Mining Inc 1988 to 1992
- G & C Coal Company 1992 to 1992
- Megan Inc 1992 to 1995
- Yellow Creek Corp 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 11 | 21,839 |
| 1995 | 7 | 18,536 |
| 1994 | 11 | 11,566 |
| 1993 | 10 | 20,572 |
| 1992 | 7 | 9,940 |
| 1991 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 4 | 2,862 |
| 1988 | 5 | 1,278 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
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
4 on file1996 · 3 incidents
July 3, 1996
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Yellow Creek Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PUTTING A BELT SPLICE IN BELT, WENCH SLIPPED MASHED THUMB BROKEN ONE PLACE.
July 3, 1996
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Yellow Creek Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS PUTTING A BELT SPLICE IN BEWLT WITH A COMEALONG UPON RELEADONG WENCH HANDLE CAME BACK HIT HIS RIGHT THUMB AND BROKE IT.
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1995 · 1 incident
Yellow Creek Corp · Struck by falling object
EE WAS CRAWLING DOWN THE RUNWAY TO THE PHONE & A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE SHOULDER.