Kyn Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL AT HILL SEAM 600' OUTBY FACE AREA.
Mine No 2-K: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Mine No 2-K has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1998.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1998
- Latest incident
- Oct 1998
Ownership history
- Hope Mining Company 1975 to 1996
- Kyn Coal Company Inc 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2 | 8,121 |
| 1998 | 10 | 60,929 |
| 1997 | 10 | 66,556 |
| 1996 | 3 | 1,114 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Mine No 2-K sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1998 · 2 incidents
Kyn Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EE WAS TRAMING SCOOP IN NO 8 ENTRY WHEN HE TRAVELED OVER LEDGE IN BOTTOM AND HIS HEAD HIT ROOF