Mining Incidents

#3: 1 reportable incident Coal

Rough Hill Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Rose Michael
Williamsburg, Whitley County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516453

#3 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Oct 1990
Ownership history
  1. Rough Hill Coal Company 1988 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)
1991 5 2,340
1990 10 13,005
1989 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#3 sits in Whitley County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
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

1 on file

1990 · 1 incident

October 31, 1990 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rough Hill Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SCOOP HIT BOLT PLATE AND MINER CAUGHT HIS ARM ON PLATE