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Mine #1: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Tiger Development Inc · Underground
Controlled by Davis Jerry M
Neon, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516547

Mine #1 has had no fatalities among 8 reportable incidents since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1989–1991
Latest incident
Jan 1991
Ownership history
  1. Wild Turkey Enterprises Inc 1989 to 1990
  2. Tdl Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1991
  3. Tiger Development Inc 1991 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)
1992 23 10,860
1991 11 2,702
1990 26 60,210
1989 3 10,698
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine #1 sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1991 · 1 incident

January 2, 1991 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tdl Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL FOUND ON INTAKE SIDE #2 ENTRY APPROX 240 UNDERGROUND FOUND BY FIREBOSS ON REG CHECKS ON RETURN TO WORK AFTER MINE IDLE FOR 2 WEEKS. FAAL FAPPROX 20X20 IN INTERSECTION 36" HIGH.

1990 · 6 incidents

December 1, 1990 KY · Coal mechanic helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tdl Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE HELPING PUT A BELT ROLLER ON #2 BELT DRIVE ROLLER FELL ON EMPLOYEE FINGER BROKE LEFT RING FINGER

October 19, 1990 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tdl Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SLEWING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR WITH A SLATE BAR INJURED WAS STRUCK ON RT ELBOW WITH THE BAR THE INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BRUISED TENDON & PINCHED NERVE

May 24, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Tdl Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

DRAW ROCK FELL OUT OF 3 HEADING STRIKING ON LEFT SIDE OF BACK.

April 13, 1990 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Tdl Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE BACK PINNER UP, OUT OF WAY FOOT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN PINNER AND A PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK ON BOTTOM AND HURT LEFT FOOT.

1989 · 1 incident

November 16, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wild Turkey Enterprises Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED BRUISED HIS LEFT RIB CAGE WHILE HANDLING ROCK AT SECTION BELT LOADING POINT HE WAS FLIPPING THE ROCK OVER TO REMOVE IT FROM THE LOADING POINT TO KEEP IT FROM OBSTRUCTING THE FLOW OF CO AL