Mining Incidents

Artemus Tipple: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Thomas R Hamilton
Artemus, Knox County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1505315

MSHA record for Artemus Tipple (mine ID 1505315). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Aug 1988
Ownership history
  1. Knox Fuel Company 1950 to 1976
  2. Bituminous Laurel Mining Inc 1976 to 1977
  3. Bituminous-Laurel Mining Inc 1977 to 1985
  4. Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Artemus Tipple sits in Knox 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.
Knox County, Kentucky · Population 30,034
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$33,153
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

1988 · 1 incident

August 22, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING COAL CARS. HE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM THE TOP OF CAR STRUCK GROUND FACE AND SHOULDER FIRST.