Mining Incidents

Mary Mounts Coal Co: 1 reportable incident Coal

Dolphin Energy Inc · Surface
Controlled by Murray G Dale
Clifford, Lawrence County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1514330

Mary Mounts Coal Co has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1994.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1994
Latest incident
Dec 1994
Ownership history
  1. Mary Mounts Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1995
  2. Dolphin Energy Inc 1995 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)
1996 0
1995 1 350
1994 3 6,864
1986 6 26,377
1985 12 69,129
1984 12 67,035
1983 7 1,015
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mary Mounts Coal Co sits in Lawrence County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.4% 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.
Lawrence County, Kentucky · Population 16,171
3.4%
Mining share of county employment
$45,584
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1994 · 1 incident

December 12, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Mary Mounts Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PRESSING A REPAIR LINK FORM A D9 BULLDOZER TRACK, WHEN HE REMOVED THE TRACK PRESS TOOL THE LINK HE WAS WORKING ON FELL OFF & HIT HIS LEFT FOOT.