Mining Incidents

Hwm-Job #6: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Chavies, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517411

Hwm-Job #6 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1993.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1993–1994
Latest incident
Jan 1994
Ownership history
  1. Addington Mining Inc 1993 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)
1994 6 80,013
1993 18
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Hwm-Job #6 sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.
Perry County, Kentucky · Population 27,847
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$45,261
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1994 · 1 incident

January 6, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Addington Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ROCK OFF THE MINER. EMPLOYEE PICKED ONE END OF A LARGE ROCK UP. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE PICKED UP THE END OF THE ROCK, HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO LET LOOSE OF THE ROCK. W HEN THIS HAPPENED, THE ROCK HIT EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT LEG.

1993 · 1 incident

August 12, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addington Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE HYDRAULIC OIL ON THE HIGHWALL MINER. THE LID ON THE HIGHWALL MINER FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND CUTTING 2 FINGERS ON HIS HAND.