Mining Incidents

Mark Energy Ii: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Charolais Corp · Surface
Controlled by Donald E Bowles
St. Charles, Hopkins County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516949

MSHA record for Mark Energy Ii (mine ID 1516949). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1991–1992
Latest incident
Aug 1992
Ownership history
  1. Charolais Corp 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mark Energy Ii sits in Hopkins County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.7% 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.
Hopkins County, Kentucky · Population 45,143
2.7%
Mining share of county employment
$57,610
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

1992 · 3 incidents

August 28, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Charolais Corp · Fall from machine

54736YEE WAS DRIVING A TRUCK UP RAMP. TRUCK ENGINE DIED, EMPLOYEE HIT THE BRAKES. HE WAS AFRAID THAT THE BRAKE WASN'T WORKING AND HE JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK.

April 22, 1992 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Charolais Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOLIDNG B&O HAMMER AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HIT B&O TRYING TO REMOVE BOLTS OUT OF GEAR AND SMASHED RIGHT HAND.

February 24, 1992 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Charolais Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING BACKHOE. WHILE IN THE BACK OF THE SERVICE TRUCK, HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL AGAINST THE AIR COMPRESSOR INJURING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

1991 · 2 incidents

December 4, 1991 KY · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Charolais Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING WATER HOSE. WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTED TO SLIPPERY SURFACE. EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING LANDED ON HIS LEFT HAND IN ATTEMPT TO BREAK HIS FALL, RESULTING IN FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT THUMB.

January 14, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Charolais Corp · Fall from machine

HE WAS WORKING ON A BACKHOE FELL OFF AND BUMPED HIS KNEE.