Mining Incidents

Chellis Coal: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Donn A Chickering
Gunlock, Magoffin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1511993

MSHA record for Chellis Coal (mine ID 1511993). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
May 1983
Ownership history
  1. Trinity Mining Corp Of Paintsville Inc 1979 to 1980
  2. Trinity Mining Corp Of Paintsville Inc 1980 to 1980
  3. Trinity Mining Corp Of Paintsville Inc 1980 to 1981
  4. R V & W Mining Inc 1981 to 1981
  5. Chellis Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1983
  6. Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Chellis Coal sits in Magoffin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.7% 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.
Magoffin County, Kentucky · Population 11,495
2.7%
Mining share of county employment
$33,632
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1983 · 3 incidents

March 2, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Chellis Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS AND A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL OUT STRIKING OPERATOR ON BACK

January 19, 1983 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Chellis Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MAN WAS GETTING SUMP PUMP UNCLODED LIFTED PUMP OUT OF BUCKET TO GET COAL OUT OF IT AND STRIANED TESTICLE