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Mine #2: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Apollo Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Gary Adams
Pinetop, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517752

MSHA record for Mine #2 (mine ID 1517752). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1996
Latest incident
Oct 1996
Ownership history
  1. Apollo Coal Company 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine #2 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1996 · 2 incidents

October 14, 1996 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Apollo Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE MOVING SCOOP UNDER BELT, HIT BELT ON ROLLERS, PULLED BELT DOWN, BELT FELL ON SCOOP, ROLLERS FELL ON HAND BREAKING FINGER ON LEFT HAND AND CUTTING FINGER.

September 13, 1996 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Apollo Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK OR PINCHED NERVE.IT WAS ALLEGED WHILE PLASTERING BRATTICE.