Mining Incidents

Democrat Tipple: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Democrat, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515189

MSHA record for Democrat Tipple (mine ID 1515189). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
Apr 1989
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
1
inspections on record
3
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: 3 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. Johnson Processing Inc 1985 to 1987
  2. Enterprise Coal Company 1987 to 1990
  3. P C & H Construction Company Inc 1990 to present
  4. P C & H Construction Inc 1992 to 1996
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Democrat Tipple sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
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.
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
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1989 · 1 incident

April 25, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Enterprise Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BLADE OF UNOCCUPIED DOZER AND A TRUCK BUMPER DOZER OPERATOR KNOCKED HYDRO-STATIC LEVER INTO FORWARD WHEN HE LEFT OPERATORS SEAT.

1988 · 1 incident

October 25, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Enterprise Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE FELL WHILE CLIMBING A RAILROAD CAR.