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Magruder Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Winn Jerry E
Calhoun, Mclean County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516473

Magruder Mine has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1989–1990
Latest incident
Jun 1990
Ownership history
  1. Winn Construction Company Inc 1988 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)
1991 0
1990 11 39,016
1989 25 241,699
1988 13 43,012
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Magruder Mine sits in McLean County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
McLean County, Kentucky · Population 9,127
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$70,549
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1990 · 2 incidents

January 10, 1990 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Winn Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FUEL HOSE HAD A TWIST IN IT AND TURNED WHILE IN HAND FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN NOZZEL AND BROKE END OF FINGER.

1989 · 3 incidents

November 3, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Winn Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

BACKING TO DUMP AND BACKED TOO FAR. DROPED OFF LIFT OF 4 1/2 FEET AND LAYED TRUCK ON SIDE.

August 22, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Winn Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LOADING BAGS OF ANFO ON TO TRUCK AND WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BAG AND STRAIGHTEN BACK UP HE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

August 7, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Winn Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT PULLING UP ON CHAIN IN BENT OVER POSITION THAT PULLED LOWER BACK.