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Black Bear #2: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Martin County Coal Corp · Underground
Inez, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516686

Black Bear #2 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1990–1991
Latest incident
Apr 1991
Ownership history
  1. Martin County Coal Corp 1989 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)
1991 24 246,822
1990 17 219,559
1989 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Black Bear #2 sits in Martin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 8.0% 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.
Martin County, Kentucky · Population 11,181
8.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,185
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1991 · 2 incidents

April 2, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Martin County Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

SUBJECT HAS BEEN AWARDED "REHABILITATION INCENTIVE BENEFITS" DUE TO THE EXPOSURE OF COAL WORKERS' PNEUMOCONIOSIS DISEASE. THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT REFLECTS THE DATE THE AWARD WAS FINALIZED BY THE JUDGES SIGNATURE. MARTIN COUNTY COAL CORP . IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT OF THE AWARD. SUBJECT LAST WORKED ON 4-2-91 DUE TO A REDUCTION IN THE WORK FORCE.

February 1, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL FROM TOP & HIT LEFT ANKLE.

1990 · 2 incidents

October 19, 1990 KY · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

SUBJECT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SPLICING THE CONVEYOR CHAIN OF A JOY CONTINUOUS MINER AS HE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE A METAL WEDGE BETWEEN THE CONNECTING LINK OF THE CONVEYOR CHAIN & THE METAL FRAME O F THE CONVEYOR T ROUGH A SMALL PIECE OF METAL BECAME DISLODGED FROM THE WEDGE STRIKING SUBJECT ABOVE THE KNEE OF THE RT LEG

September 17, 1990 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

SELF INFLICTED LACER. FORCED R HAND THROUGH WINDOWS UNDER TREATMENT FOR EMOTIONAL DISORDER