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#4: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Niece Wilford
Deane, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516854

#4 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1990–1991
Latest incident
Apr 1991
Ownership history
  1. Apple Tree Mining Company 1989 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)
1993 0
1992 0
1991 10 46,788
1990 14 42,188
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#4 sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
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

3 on file

1991 · 1 incident

April 3, 1991 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Apple Tree Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

AFTER STARTING HIS TRUCK HE GOT OUT AND SHUT THE DOOR ON HIS HAND.

1990 · 2 incidents

December 26, 1990 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider ELECTRICAL
Apple Tree Mining Company · Flash burns (electric)

BATTERY BLOWED UP WHILE TAKING JUMPER CABLES OFF.

August 29, 1990 KY · Coal FIRE
Apple Tree Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

AIR COMPRESSOR GAS TANK WAS FUELED TO OVERFLOWING WHEN ELECTRIC STARTER SPARKED FIRE WAS STARTED.SET FIRE TO TRUCK AND COMPRESSOR..