EE CLIMBED BETWEEN 2 HANDRAILS AND LEANED OVER THE BOTTOM RAIL TO REACH FOR A HOSE THAT WAS BEING HANDED UP. THE RAIL BROKE LOOSE AND THE EE FELL APPROX 20 FT BREAKING 3 RIBS.
Deane Loadout: 5 reportable incidents Coal
Jarisa Coal Company Inc
· Facility
Controlled by
Paul M Hogg
Deane,
Letcher County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1510330
MSHA record for Deane Loadout (mine ID 1510330). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1984–1989
- Latest incident
- Sep 1989
Ownership history
- Diplomat Coal Company 1977 to 1987
- Potomac Coal Processing Inc 1982 to 1983
- Deane Processing Company 1987 to 1988
- Jarisa Coal Company Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Deane Loadout sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1989 · 1 incident
Jarisa Coal Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
1987 · 1 incident
February 10, 1987
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Diplomat Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HELPING ANOTHER3MAN LIFT AN OXYGEN CYLINDER AND SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE
1985 · 1 incident
October 31, 1985
KY · Coal
tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Diplomat Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INSTALLING ROLLERS ON BELT LINE ROLLER SLIPPED AND PINCHED AND CUT LEFT HAND
1984 · 2 incidents
July 25, 1984
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Diplomat Coal Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
PICKING ROCK AND SLATE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. BUSTING LUMPS OF COAL. PULLED MUSCLE IN SHOULDER USING A SLEDGE HAMMER.
May 21, 1984
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Diplomat Coal Company · Struck by falling object
PICKING ROCK ON PICKING TABLE AND A LARGE LUMP OF COAL ROLLED AND HIT HIS RIGHT FOOT.