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Golden Eagle North: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Chester J Rust
Morgantown, Butler County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1511296

Golden Eagle North has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Mar 1983
Ownership history
  1. Golden R Coal Company 1978 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)
1988 3 3,976
1987 1 1,464
1986 3 6,029
1985 5 45,666
1984 8 35,634
1983 6 26,672
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Golden Eagle North sits in Butler County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Butler County, Kentucky · Population 12,373
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$52,003
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

1983 · 1 incident

March 3, 1983 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Golden R Coal Company · Struck by flying object

T.E.FRITTS HAD SAFEGUARD SELF UNDER A DRILL 400\ FROM FROM SHOT AREA & DETONATED A SHOT. HE WAS LAYING ON GROUND ON HIS SIDE WHEN A PIECE OF FLY ROCK STRUCK HIM IN THE CHEST.