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Alliance #2: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by George F Bennett
Pathfork, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513407

Alliance #2 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Jun 1984
Ownership history
  1. Rb Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1982
  2. A & T Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1983
  3. Alliance Of Puckett Coal Company Inc 1983 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)
1986 0
1985 3 1,415
1984 16 38,645
1983 14 31,372
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Alliance #2 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1984 · 2 incidents

June 29, 1984 KY · Coal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management POWERED HAULAGE
Alliance Of Puckett Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING OUT IN SCOOP AND WAS BOUNCED HARD. CAUSED PAIN IN BACK AND RIGHT LEG.

June 1, 1984 KY · Coal timberman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alliance Of Puckett Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER WAS PITCHING TIMBERS TO THE FACE THE MAN PITCHING TIMBERS TO HIM ACCIDENTLY HIT HIS LEFT RING FINGER WITH A TIMBER CAUSING CUTS AND ABRASIONS TO THAT FINGER