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Mine #4: 13 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Robert M Keen
Williamsburg, Whitley County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516621

Mine #4 has had no fatalities among 13 reportable incidents since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1989–1994
Latest incident
Mar 1994
Ownership history
  1. Minton Hickory Coal Company 1989 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)
1994 14 16,139
1993 13 55,543
1992 12 55,459
1991 12 40,721
1990 15 49,058
1989 14 24,951
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine #4 sits in Whitley County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Whitley County, Kentucky · Population 36,755
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$41,719
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

1994 · 3 incidents

March 16, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

A B READER HAS RATED SUBJECT MINER S X RAY AT 1/0 OR ABOVE.

January 26, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

A B READER HAS RATED SUBJECT MINER S X-RAY AT 1/0 OR ABOVE.

January 3, 1994 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

SUBJECT MAN WAS REHANGING RUN THRU CURTAIN. HE POSITIONED HIMSELF WHERE HE COULD NOT BE SEEN BY SCOOP OPERATOR. WHEN HE FAILED TO SIGNAL SCOOP OPERATOR OF HIS LOCATION THE SCOOP STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK/NECK AS IT TURNED THE CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION.

1993 · 3 incidents

December 27, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

A B READER HAS RATED SUBJECT MINER'S X-RAY AT 1/0 OR ABOVE.

April 26, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

HAULING COAL ON SCOOP. HIT THE FACE TO HARD AND STRUCK HEAD ON PANIC BAR.

January 19, 1993 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CRANK HANDLE ON RED DEVIL SLIPPED OUT OF HOLDER CAUSING IT TO SPRING BACK PINNING MAN'S FINGERS BETWEEN CRANK HOLDER AND RELEASE LEVER.

1992 · 1 incident

October 19, 1992 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN WAS HAULING SUPPLIES ON SCOOP INTO MINE WHILE TRAMMING SCOOP ON MAIN ROADWAY HE PLACED HIS HAND ON TOP OF SAFETY POST. WHEN THE SCOOP BOUNCED HIS THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE POST AND THE MINE ROOF.

1990 · 3 incidents

August 6, 1990 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

OPERATING SCOOP PULLING COAL FROM FACE AREA.FAILED TO COMPLETELY STOP SCOOP BEFORE REVERSING POSITION ON SCOOP CAUSING KNEE TO HIT MINE ROOF AND BE TWISTED.

July 16, 1990 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PERSONNEL CARRIER IN WHICH MAN WAS RIDING FAILED TO CLEAR BUCKET WHILE GOING AROUND SCOOP. MAN'S FEET WERE EXTENDED OUTSIDE PERSONNEL CARRIER FRAME AND WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN P.C. FRAME AND SCOO P BUCKET.

March 26, 1990 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SCOOP TURNING SCOOP AT INTERSECTION WHEN IT BOUNCED SLIGHTLY AT SAME TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN TOP OF STEERING WHEEL AND BOLTED ROOF STRAP RESULT INJ TO HAND

1989 · 3 incidents

November 29, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS CHANGING STEEL ON ROOFBOLTER. AFTER MOVING MACHINE FORWARD, IT APPARENTLY MOVED BACK SLIGHTLY CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTER HEAD AND DRILL STEEL.

November 10, 1989 KY · Coal scoop car operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Minton Hickory Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN WAS CHANGING BATTERY PLUG ON SCOOP. PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING MAN'S FINGER TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN WRENCH AND BATTERY LID TOP.