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Mine #2: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Williams Ireland
Crockett, Morgan County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516978

Mine #2 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1991.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Sep 1991
Ownership history
  1. Rocky Ridge Coal Inc 1990 to 1991
  2. W & A Coal Sales Inc 1991 to present
  3. M & G Transportation & Coal Sales Inc 1992 to 1992
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 3 3,466
1991 13 23,201
1990 9 4,223
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine #2 sits in Morgan 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.
Morgan County, Kentucky · Population 13,938
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,493
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

1991 · 1 incident

September 11, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
W & A Coal Sales Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING HYDROLIC CYCLINDER ON LOADER WHICH WAS BEING HELD IN PLACE BY A CHAIN.THE CHAIN SLIPPED AND LEFT CYCLINDER MOVE WHICH PINNED HIS RIGHT ARM.