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Benham Preparation Plant: 1 reportable incident Coal

Catenary Coal Company · Facility
Controlled by Patriot Coal Corporation
Benham, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1511832

Benham Preparation Plant has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Sep 1983
Ownership history
  1. Benham Coal Inc 1979 to 1980
  2. Benham Coal Inc 1980 to 1989
  3. Catenary Coal Company 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1990 0
1989 0
1986 10
1985 24
1984 27
1983 11
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Benham Preparation Plant 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

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

September 19, 1983 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Benham Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS REMOVING THE DRIVE BELTS FROM THE CLEAN COAL PUMP BY RIDING THE BELTS OFF THE PULLEY BY PULLING THE BELTS BY HAND POWER WHILE PULLING THE BELT OFF HIS FINGER TIP WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PULLEY AND UNDERSIDE OF V-BELT ACCIDENT CAUSED LACERATION AND FX TO END OF RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND