B & H Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
THE OPERATOR WAS CHECKING BITS IN CUTTING HEAD OF AUGER WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL STRIKING EE IN BACK RESULTING IN EE GETTING BRUISED &CRACKED RIBS. THE ROCK WAS FOOTBALL SIZE.
Auger Mine #9a & 9b: 1 reportable incident Coal
B & H Coal Company Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
G B Hendrickson
Harlan,
Harlan County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516919
MSHA record for Auger Mine #9a & 9b (mine ID 1516919). 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
- 1996
- Latest incident
- Mar 1996
Ownership history
- B & H Coal Company Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Auger Mine #9a & 9b sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.