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Bates County Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Rich Hill, Bates County, MO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2301920

Bates County Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
May 1987
Ownership history
  1. Sunrise Coal Company 1985 to 1986
  2. Sunrise Coal Company 1986 to 1991
  3. Caylor Construction Company Inc 1991 to 1995
  4. Continental Coal Inc 1995 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)
1995 4 93,900
1994 5 131,321
1993 5 105,201
1992 5 120,437
1991 1 22,642
1990 0
1989 0
1988 0
1987 12 24,743
1986 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Bates County Mine sits in Bates County, Missouri, 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.
Bates County, Missouri · Population 16,121
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$57,914
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

1987 · 1 incident

May 5, 1987 MO · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sunrise Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I,NAME WAS ASSISTING OTHER EMPLOYEE LIFT A BARREL OF WATER (1/2 FULL) TO A RACK. HE WAS SUPPORTING THE WEIGHT OF THE BARREL ON HIS RIGHT LEG AND IT SLIPPED AND SHASHED HIS TESTICAL. HE DID NOT REPORT THIS INJURY UNTIL 5-6-87. HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT ON 5-5 AND WORKED 4 HOURS AN 5-6 AND WENT HOME SICK WITH STOMACH PAINS & NAUSEA. WENT TO DOCTOR ON 5-7-87.

1986 · 1 incident

January 19, 1986 MO · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Sunrise Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM GOT OUT 2F LOADER IN PIT TO EXAMINE TIRE ON PIT TRUCK. AFTER EXAMINING TIRE HE STARTED BACK TO LOADER. PIT BACKHOE WAS IN OPERATION LOADING TRUCKS, HE SAW HOE WAS MAKING LOADING CYCLE A ND WAVED HOE OP9RATOR TO CONTINUE LOADING. DURING NEXT HOE LOADING CYCLE VICTIM ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO LOADER PASSING IN PATH OF HOE BUCKET AND BEING STRUCK IN HEAD BY ROCK FALLING FROM HOE B