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Nancy Prep Plant: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Richland Coal Company · Facility
Controlled by Lee Congleton
Woodbine, Whitley County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1507634

Nancy Prep Plant has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
Dec 1987
Ownership history
  1. Richland Coal Company 1974 to 1985
  2. Richland Coal Company 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1994 0
1993 0
1992 0
1991 0
1990 0
1989 2
1988 4
1987 3
1986 7
1985 8
1984 9
1983 9
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Nancy Prep Plant 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

2 on file

1987 · 1 incident

December 31, 1987 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Richland Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

REMOVING DRAIN 1LUG ON WATER PUMP, WRENCH SLIPPED ON DRAIN PLUG CAUSING LEFT ARM TO HIT SHEET METAL CUTTING WRIST.

1986 · 1 incident

January 28, 1986 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Richland Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING AND CAR9YING CRUSHER HAMMER.