Mining Incidents

Krystal #3: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Krystal Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Patterson Charles
Williamsburg, Whitley County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514639

MSHA record for Krystal #3 (mine ID 1514639). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1985–1987
Latest incident
May 1987
Ownership history
  1. Faith Coal Company 1984 to 1984
  2. B & E Coal Company 1984 to 1987
  3. Krystal Coal Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Krystal #3 sits in Whitley County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Whitley County, Kentucky · Population 36,755
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$41,719
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

1987 · 1 incident

1985 · 1 incident

June 27, 1985 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
B & E Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

JEEP TEMPORARILY JAMMED IN POINT & PINNED I.NAMEBETWEEN JEEP & TIMBERS INJURIES RECEIVED WERE DETERMINED TO BE ONLY MINOR SCRAPES & BRUISES ON THE LOWER BACK & UPPER RIGHT LEG