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31 Strip 6 Auger: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Horne Curtis E
Holmes Mill, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516219

MSHA record for 31 Strip 6 Auger (mine ID 1516219). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Dec 1988
Ownership history
  1. Jericol Mining Inc 1987 to 1988
  2. Hyter'S Coal Company Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

31 Strip 6 Auger 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

2 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

December 29, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Hyter'S Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

IMJURED RETURNED TO A DOCTOR TO RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR AN INJURY OF PREVIOUS DATE WHICH OCCURRED AT ANOTHER COMPANY. THIS MEDICAL TREATMENT HAS REQUIRED INJURED TO REMAIN OFF HIS REGU LAR JOB.

September 1, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Hyter'S Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

HE CLAIMS NUMNESS IN LEG WAS CAUSED BY W EARING SEATBELT WHILE RECLAIMING SLOPES WITH BULLDOZER.