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Hwm Job #15: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Mousie, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517694

MSHA record for Hwm Job #15 (mine ID 1517694). 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
1995–1996
Latest incident
Mar 1996
Ownership history
  1. Addington Enterprises Inc 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Hwm Job #15 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
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

1996 · 2 incidents

March 7, 1996 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Addington Enterprises Inc · Fall from machine

EE STATED HE FELL BACKWARDS OFF THE LAUNCH VEHICLE WALKWAY STRIKING HIS BACK ON THE GROUND.

March 4, 1996 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addington Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE REACHED TO ENGAGE PWER WHEN PWER CABLE FELL CATCHING HIS FINGER AGAINST PUSH PIN. BROKE LEFT HAND RING FINGER IN 2 PLACES.

1995 · 1 incident

November 14, 1995 KY · Coal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Addington Enterprises Inc · Struck by flying object

SUPERINTENDENT WAS HELPING TO REMOVE CUTTER MOTOR FROM GEAR CASE. ANOTHER EE WAS USING A HAMMER & CHISEL TO FORCE THE MOTOR. WHEN HE STRUCK THE CHISEL IT FLEW OUT STRIKING THE SUPERINTENDENT O N THE LIP, INFLICTING A CUT APPRO 3/4 TO 1" IN LENGTH REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.