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Kenmont Job: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by William B Sturgill
Jeff, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515079

Kenmont Job has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1985–1986
Latest incident
May 1986
Ownership history
  1. Oak Branch Coal Mining Company Inc 1985 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)
1987 1
1986 14 83,216
1985 11 122,685
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Kenmont Job 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

1986 · 1 incident

May 21, 1986 KY · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant POWERED HAULAGE
Oak Branch Coal Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING FORLIGHT OFF OF HILL WHILE GOIND AROUND CURVE STEERING LOCKED AND FORKLIFT WENT OVER HILL.

1985 · 1 incident