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#28 Creech Seam: 8 reportable incidents Coal

J & D Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Hubbs Joe
Evarts, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513875

#28 Creech Seam has had no fatalities among 8 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Feb 1987
Ownership history
  1. J & D Coal Company Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1989 25 55,360
1988 25 155,959
1987 20 22,530
1986 20 61,163
1985 20 12,000
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#28 Creech Seam sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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

8 on file

1987 · 3 incidents

February 24, 1987 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
J & D Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

I.NAME WAS WATC2ING NO 4 BELTHEAD A CAPBOARD CAME DOWN HIS BELT IT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT DISCHARGE ROLLER & A CHUTE ON THE BELTHEAD HE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE CAPBOARD & CAUGHT HIS LEFT AR M IN CHUTE & DI8CHARGE ROLLER

1986 · 2 incidents

January 8, 1986 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J & D Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME REMOVING3STACK FROM CUTTER CHAIN ON CUTTING MACHINE WHILE TIGHTENING TAKEUP SCREW WITH ARENCH HE PULLED MUSCLE WITH LOWER BACK.

1985 · 1 incident

April 3, 1985 KY · Coal driller operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J & D Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

HANGING CABLE WITH A PIECE OF WIRE WHEN HE TWISTED THE WIRE A PIECE OF METAL OR RUST FLEW OFF AND BECAME IMBEDED IN HIS LEFT EYE.

1984 · 1 incident

1983 · 1 incident