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Alpha: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Race James Q
Bartlett, Labette County, KS  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1401496

Alpha has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Oct 1986
Ownership history
  1. Ranchers Coal Company Inc 1986 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)
1988 1 1,626
1987 3 5,108
1986 25 58,400
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Alpha sits in Labette County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Labette County, Kansas · Population 19,949
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$55,439
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

1986 · 2 incidents

October 17, 1986 KS · Coal superintendent EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Ranchers Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.ANME BLASTER 2AD OPEN CIRCUIT IN PATTERN. I.NAME & I.NAME ENTERED PATTERN TO INVESTIGATE PROBLEM WITH GALVNOMETER. IN PROCESS OF DISCONNECTING WIRES A HOLE WENT OFF. I.NAME REMEMBERS VERY L ITTLE FROM THE 3BLAST.

October 17, 1986 KS · Coal superintendent EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Ranchers Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME BLASTER 2AD OPEN CIRCUIT IN PATTERN. I.NAME & I.ANME ENTERED PATTERN TO INVESTIGATE PROBLEM WITH GALVNOMETER. IN RPOCESS OF DISCONNECTING WIRES A HOLE WENT OFF. I.NAME REMEMBERS VERY L ITTLE FROM THE 6LAST.