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#4 Strip & Auger: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Millstone, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1507230

#4 Strip & Auger has had 1 fatality among 3 reportable incidents since 1988.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1988–1991
Latest incident
May 1991
Ownership history
  1. H & D Coal Company Inc 1974 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)
1995 11 38,548
1994 22 119,497
1993 23 132,948
1992 24 150,834
1991 26 140,501
1990 21 124,485
1989 10 64,970
1988 10 66,457
1987 11 87,388
1986 12 78,753
1985 5 17,378
1984 4 17,434
1983 3 13,657
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#4 Strip & Auger 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
May 7, 1991 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
H & D Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRUCK WAS PARKED VICTIM WAS ON CAT WALK. THE TRUCK ROLLED BACK VICTIM GOT BACK IN TRUCK AND TRUCK ROLLED OVER EMBANKMENT VICTIM WAS THROWN OUT AND TRUCK ROLLED OVER HIM.

Reportable incidents

2 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1991 · 1 incident

January 28, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H & D Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING PIECE OF PIPE.SLICED HIS THUMB.

1988 · 1 incident

January 27, 1988 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H & D Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUT FINGER WHILE HOLDING A PLATE.