Billy Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL #5 ENTRY INTERSECTION.
#2 Mine: 4 reportable incidents Coal
#2 Mine has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1989.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1989–1991
- Latest incident
- Nov 1991
Ownership history
- Billy Coal Company Inc 1989 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 16 | 8,566 |
| 1991 | 17 | 92,715 |
| 1990 | 20 | 107,393 |
| 1989 | 17 | 84,248 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
#2 Mine sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1991 · 2 incidents
May 27, 1991
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Billy Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL WAS CHANGING TIRES ON TRUCK WHEN HE PARKED TRUCK BACK IN LINE HE STEPPED OUT OF TRUCK & SPRAINED ANKLE.
1990 · 1 incident
Billy Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL INTERSECTION 1 SPAD NO 194 NO ONE INVOLVED.
1989 · 1 incident
October 9, 1989
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Billy Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TRUCK.TRUCK JUMPED OUT OF GEAR,BRAKES FAILED AND DRIVER LOST CONTOL OF TRUCK AND IT WENT OVER HILL.