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Coal Mac 988-B Spread: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Coal Mac Inc · Surface
Controlled by John Mitch Potter
Harold, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517211

Coal Mac 988-B Spread has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1992.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1992
Latest incident
Nov 1992
Ownership history
  1. Coal Mac Inc 1992 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)
1993 5 16,907
1992 11 27,630
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Coal Mac 988-B Spread sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
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

1992 · 2 incidents

November 24, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Coal Mac Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING ROCK TRUCK TO DUMP INTO HOLLOW FILL. WHEN TRUCK BACKED TO DUMP MATERIAL HOLLOW FILL GAVE WAY CAUSING TRUCK TO FALL BACK ON ITS TOP.

November 12, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Coal Mac Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING A MECHANIC TRYING TO REMOVE A BIT SUB OFF OF A DRILL STEEL. EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TRYING TO BREAK SUB & BIT TOWARD GROUND. WHEN STRIKING TO BRAKE SUB THE STEEL CAME UNSCREWED FROM TOP AND DROPPED ON EMPLOYEE.