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#51 Surface: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Whitaker Coal Corp · Surface
Controlled by Sunoco, Inc.
Ned, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515416

#51 Surface has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
May 1990
Ownership history
  1. Whitaker Coal Corp 1985 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)
1990 6 68,774
1989 16 86,655
1988 20 116,422
1987 0
1986 1
1985 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#51 Surface sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.
Perry County, Kentucky · Population 27,847
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$45,261
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1990 · 1 incident

May 1, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Whitaker Coal Corp · Fall from machine

IN PROCESS OF DUMPING TRUCK WENT OFF EM BANKMENT JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK

1989 · 1 incident

1988 · 2 incidents

July 8, 1988 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Whitaker Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A DIRT SHOVEL THIS ACCIDENT IS A RECURRENCE OF AN ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURED 7-8-88. WHICH ONLY NOW BECOME REPORTABLE.