Mining Incidents

Mine #55: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Whitaker Coal Corp · Surface
Controlled by Sunoco, Inc.
Hazard, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516502

MSHA record for Mine #55 (mine ID 1516502). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Apr 1990
Ownership history
  1. Whitaker Coal Corp 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine #55 sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.
Perry County, Kentucky · Population 27,847
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$45,261
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1990 · 3 incidents

April 30, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Whitaker Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

ON LADDER TRYING TO PUT BRAKE CHAMBER ON LADDER MOVED DROPPED UNIT ON HAND

April 25, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Whitaker Coal Corp · Fall from machine

CLIMBING LADDER, LOST FOOTING FELL HITTING FUEL TANK OF ANOTHER CAT TRUCK

April 5, 1990 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Whitaker Coal Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL MADE STEP FROM ONE LEVEL TO ANOTHER.FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AREA.