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Dennis Pit: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Charolais Corp · Surface
Controlled by Donald E Bowles
White Plains, Hopkins County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516187

MSHA record for Dennis Pit (mine ID 1516187). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1987–1988
Latest incident
Dec 1988
Ownership history
  1. Charolais Corp 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Dennis Pit sits in Hopkins County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.7% 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.
Hopkins County, Kentucky · Population 45,143
2.7%
Mining share of county employment
$57,610
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1988 · 1 incident

December 12, 1988 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Charolais Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS STAKING OFF PIT ON HIGHWALL AND STEPPED ON SOME FROZEN DIRT HE TURNED HIS ANKLE

1987 · 2 incidents

October 27, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Charolais Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPL REPAIRING EQUIP AND STRAINED BACK.

August 6, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Charolais Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL LIFTING STABILIZER BAR AND STRAINED HIS BACK.