J & R Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries
81440ROCK FALL 16-18FT WIDE 4 1/2 FT TO 5 FT THICK 60 TO 70 FT LONG.
#3: 5 reportable incidents Coal
#3 has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1992.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1992
- Latest incident
- Aug 1992
Ownership history
- J & R Coal Inc 1991 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 | 12 | 59,129 |
| 1991 | 16 | 46,090 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
#3 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1992 · 5 incidents
March 10, 1992
KY · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
POWERED HAULAGE
J & R Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HOSE BUSTED ON SCOOP SHOT FIRE STOPPED DRIVER AND CHECKED IT AND TOLD HIM IT WAS BUSTED DRIVER THOUGHT HE WAS IN CLEAR, WHEEL RAN OVER TOES
J & R Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries
HAD ROCK FALL 24"-36" THICK X28'X20 FT WE ARE GOING UNDER BARRIER BLOCK IN THE 3 SEAM WHICH IS APPROX 45 FT ABOVE OUR MINE AND IT PUT PRESSURE ON OUR TOP AND CAUSED IT TO FALL INSTRUCTED TO PU T CRIBS AT HILL SEAMS AND PRESSURE POINTS.
J & R Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries
HAD ROCK FALL 16'WIDE X 90'LONG X 3'DEEP. THE CAUSE FELL LIKE WAS A BARRIER BLOCK LEFT IN THE #2 SEAM 60'ABOVE OUT #2 SEAM AND WATER CUTING THE TOP OUR PLACER WERE 16'WIDE WITH CRIBS.
January 17, 1992
KY · Coal
cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J & R Coal Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
SAID HE WAS PULLING UP CUTTER CABLE & PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK