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Mine No 2: 12 reportable incidents Coal

Givens Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by George W Givens Jr
Middlesboro, Bell County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517548

MSHA record for Mine No 2 (mine ID 1517548). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1994–1995
Latest incident
Dec 1995
Ownership history
  1. Alpha Mining Company 1994 to 1995
  2. Givens Coal Company Inc 1995 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)
2001 6 2,475
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Mine No 2 sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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.
Bell County, Kentucky · Population 23,878
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$32,403
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q1 1,621 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 179 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 259 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1995 · 6 incidents

December 21, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Givens Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SUBJECT OPERATING ROOFBOLTER.GOT LEFT HAND GLOVE CAUGHT IN ROOFSTEEL.TWISTED SUBJECT AROUND INJURING LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND TWISTED SUBJECT TO LEFT HITTING LEFT KNEE ON BOLTER INJURING LEFT K NEE.

April 28, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Alpha Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE HEAD ON ROOFBOLTER CAME DOWN AND CAUGHT RIGHT KNEE. RELIEF VALVE WAS NON UNLOCKED.

March 25, 1995 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Alpha Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

PULLING HEAD DRIVE THROUGH A SWAG, GOT TO CLOSE TO RIB AND BUMPED HEAD AGAINST RIB.

March 6, 1995 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alpha Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING METAL COVER FORM BELT HEAD DRIVE GEAR CASE. COVER FELL CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT MIDDLE RING FINGER BETWEENCOVER AND FRAME OF HEAD DRIVE. ACCIDENT REQUIRED STITCHES IN BO TH FINGERS.

January 10, 1995 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Alpha Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING BELT STRUCTURE FROM SCOOP BUCKET HYDRAULICS LEAKED OFF PINNING EMPLOYEES FEET UNDER SCOOP BUCKET

1994 · 6 incidents

September 25, 1994 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Alpha Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 14 BREAKS OUTBY #1 HEADINGS MAINS IN #4 ENTRY NEUTRAL ENTRY SEAM 50FT LENGTH 20FT WIDTH 7-8FT HIGH CRIBBED & DANGERED OFF ALL ENTRANCES TO FALL UNTIL CLEAN BEGINS

September 20, 1994 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Alpha Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL IN INTERSECTION 2 ENTRY 14 CROSSCUTS OUTBY 1 MAIN HEADINGS SIZE OF ROOF FALL 40 FT LENGTH 20 FT WIDTH 7 INCH THICKNESS.

September 13, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Alpha Mining Company · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELED DOWN ON KNEE'S IN UPRIGHT POSITION WAITING ON CONT. MINER TO BACK OUT OF #3 HEADING WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS & ST RAPS, STRIKING HIM IN LOWER BACK.

August 18, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Alpha Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING TWIN HEAD ROOF BOLTER AFTER INSTALLING ROOF BOLT HE LET OPERATOR PROTECTIVE CANOPY DOWN ON LEFT SHOULDER.

August 11, 1994 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Alpha Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING TO FACE AREA AFTER EATING LUNCH WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST MINE ROOF INJURING LOWER NECK (LOWER NECK PAIN)

July 7, 1994 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alpha Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN OFF DOZER TRACK AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.