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Megawatt Mine No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Utility Coals Company · Underground
Phyllis, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517619

Megawatt Mine No 1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1995.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1995
Latest incident
Aug 1995
Ownership history
  1. Utility Coals Company 1994 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)
1998 0
1997 4 15,677
1996 17 210,311
1995 11 141,992
1994 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Megawatt Mine No 1 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
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

1995 · 1 incident

August 2, 1995 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Utility Coals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAKING SPLICE IN A CABLE GOING TO THE FUEL TANK, USING A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND PUNCTURED HIS LEFT KNEE.