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Mine #61: 1 reportable incident Coal

Whitaker Coal Corp · Surface
Controlled by Sunoco, Inc.
Bonnyman, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517096

Mine #61 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1992.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1992
Latest incident
Apr 1992
Ownership history
  1. Whitaker Coal Corp 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)
1994 0
1993 0
1992 9 142,097
1991 8 7,221
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine #61 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

1 on file

1992 · 1 incident

April 1, 1992 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Whitaker Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON BUMPER OF A 988 LOADER AND WHEN HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE STEP, IT BROKE. HE THEN FELL BETWEEN THE TIRE AND BUMPER.