Mining Incidents

Creech #3: 1 reportable incident Coal

Jericol Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by James A Sigmon
Holmes Mill, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517925

MSHA record for Creech #3 (mine ID 1517925). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1997
Latest incident
Aug 1997
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
7
inspections on record
33
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 33 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. T M Fuels Inc 1997 to 1998
  2. Jericol Mining Inc 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2001 0
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Creech #3 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.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1997 · 1 incident

August 18, 1997 KY · Coal security guard, watchman ELECTRICAL
T M Fuels Inc · Contact with electrical current

NON-CHARGEABLE DEATH- EE CLIMBED A SECURE GATE LOCKED FENCE AT THE TM FUELS INC SUBSTATION. THEN EE CLIMBED ON TOP OF A 4160 VOLT BREAKER BOX AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH 4160 THREE PHASE VOLTAGE, RESULTING IN EE'S DEATH.