New Big Creek Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
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Jellico: 2 reportable incidents Coal
New Big Creek Mining Company Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Stanley Finley; Larry Finley
MSHA Mine ID: 1512435
Jellico has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1987.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1987
- Latest incident
- Sep 1987
Ownership history
- New Big Creek Mining Company Inc 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 23 | 16,063 |
| 1987 | 21 | 76,863 |
| 1986 | 5 | 13,753 |
| 1985 | 4 | |
| 1984 | 9 | 15,623 |
| 1983 | 8 | 19,283 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Jellico sits in Knox County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Knox County, Kentucky · Population 30,034
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$33,153
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1987 · 2 incidents
New Big Creek Mining Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
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