Mining Incidents

Knottsville Mine: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Addwest Mining Inc · Surface
Knottsville, Daviess County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1513428

MSHA record for Knottsville Mine (mine ID 1513428). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1988–1991
Latest incident
Mar 1991
Ownership history
  1. Lanham Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1989
  2. Addwest Mining Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Knottsville Mine sits in Daviess County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Daviess County, Kentucky · Population 103,195
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$65,323
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
December 29, 1988 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lanham Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WAS TARPING LOADED TRACTOR TRAILER WHEN HELOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL FROM THE TRAILOR.

Reportable incidents

5 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1991 · 2 incidents

March 28, 1991 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addwest Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOUNTING D 10 DOZER WHEN HE STEPPED FROM THE DOZER TRACK ONTO THE CATWALK, HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

January 31, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Addwest Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING 6" PLASTIC WATER HOSE OVER A DIRT EMBANKMENT.EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL,INJURING RIGHT SHOULDER.

1990 · 3 incidents

August 26, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addwest Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING BOOM ON PORTABLE LIGHT XXX PLANT. EMPLOYEE PLACED HIMSELF IN AN AWKWARD POSITION WHILE TRYING TO RETRACT BOOM,S TRAINING MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.

April 9, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Addwest Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING OFF WATER PUMP LOCATED IN PIT BY HIGHWALL. SMALL ROCK FELL FROM HIGHWALL, STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT WRIST.

March 21, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addwest Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING UNDER A D-5 DOZER, INSTALLING TRANSMISSION HOSES. A PIECE OF DRY MUD DISLODGED FROM DOZER FRAME. DIRT STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN LEFT EYE.