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#8 Surface: 1 reportable incident Coal

Hannco Energy Inc · Surface
Manchester, Clay County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517983

#8 Surface has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1997.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1997
Latest incident
Oct 1997
Ownership history
  1. Hannco Energy Inc 1997 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)
1998 3 11,297
1997 52 90,785
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#8 Surface sits in Clay County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.
Clay County, Kentucky · Population 20,105
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$39,607
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1997 · 1 incident

October 30, 1997 KY · Coal EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Hannco Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

EE WAS OPERATING A 992C LOADER WHEN A HOSE BLOWED AND SPRAYED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND BURST INTO FLAMES. THE OPERATOR ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY, BUT THE 992C LOADER WAS LOST. A.B.C. FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED. FIRE LASTED UNTIL 6:00 PM