Mining Incidents

Logtown: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Addington Inc · Surface
Argillite, Greenup County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516080

MSHA record for Logtown (mine ID 1516080). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
Apr 1989
Ownership history
  1. Addington Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Logtown sits in Greenup County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Greenup County, Kentucky · Population 35,639
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$59,613
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1989 · 1 incident

April 18, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Addington Inc · Fall onto or against objects

SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE FUELING DOZER CAUGHT WT WITH L. ARM AND DISTENDEDSHOULDER.

1988 · 3 incidents

November 8, 1988 KY · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addington Inc · Struck against stationary object

OPERATOR WAS STEPPING INTO THE DRILL, FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP BUMPING LEG AND SHIN ON THE STEP CAUSING THIS INJURY, WHICH THEN, INFECTION SET UP.

October 4, 1988 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Addington Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

BRONCO HAD BAD EXHAUST SYSTEM CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER INSIDE OF TRUCK POISIONING EMPL.

September 13, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Addington Inc · Struck by falling object

A ROCK FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL HITTING THE TOP OF THE BROOM THAT INJURED WAS RUNNING, THE SUPPORT OF THE BROOM CAB CAVED IN STRIKING INJURED IN THE HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION IN THE TOP OF H EAD, WHICH REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.