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Daniels Creek Job: 1 reportable incident Coal

Van Lear, Johnson County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517797

Daniels Creek Job has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1996.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1996
Latest incident
Dec 1996
Ownership history
  1. Miller Brothers Coal Inc 1996 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)
1997 23 240,856
1996 24 229,872
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Daniels Creek Job sits in Johnson County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Johnson County, Kentucky · Population 22,464
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$43,014
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

1996 · 1 incident

December 9, 1996 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miller Brothers Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS GETTING ON HIS D-11N DOZER AT START OF HIS SHIFT. HE GOT IN CAB & THEN WENT BACK OUT TO GET HIS DINNER BUCKET. HE SLIPPED ON TRACK & FELL TO GROUND. HE LANDED ON HIS HEAD. HE RECEIVED 2 TO 3 SMALL CUTS ON HIS HEAD.