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#5: 3 reportable incidents Coal

T R & H Development Inc · Underground
Controlled by Robert C Ratliff
Kite, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514474

#5 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1985–1992
Latest incident
Apr 1992
Ownership history
  1. Trojan Mining Inc 1984 to 1986
  2. Racheal Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1990
  3. G H Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1990
  4. T R & H Development Inc 1990 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 8 28,006
1992 13 42,365
1991 9 27,303
1990 0
1988 0
1987 15 13,469
1986 12 35,351
1985 18 63,471
1984 13 37,032
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#5 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
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

3 on file

1992 · 1 incident

April 20, 1992 KY · Coal FIRE
T R & H Development Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE CREW STARTED AT 700 AM. ALL EMPLOYEE WERE WORKING ON A BELT LINE ON SURFACE. AT APPROX 800 AM THE FAN WAS STARTED BECAUSE MEN WERE GOING TO GO UP THE BELT. AT THIS TIME SMOKE WAS DETECT ED. AT THIS TIME WE GET OUT TO FIND ORIGIN OF SMOKE. FOUND SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER #1 BELT TAILPIECES. WATER LINE WAS RUN AND AREA WAS CLEARIN APP 1/2 HR FIRE WAS OUT.

1985 · 2 incidents

June 4, 1985 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Trojan Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE USING A SANDER ON DRILL A PIECE OF FOREIGN BODY FLEW INTO THE LEFT EYE

May 20, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Trojan Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHIEL RUNNING THE ROOF BOLTER HE CAUGHT HIS RT ARM BETWEEN THE PANIC BAR AND THE TOP OF THE ROOF