W & D Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I,NAME WAS DRIL5ING AND SAID THAT HE HAD DONE SOMETHING TO HIS BACK BUT CONTINUED ON FOR A SHORT PERIOD AND SAID HE NEEDED TO TAKE TO REST OF THE SHIFT OFF.
No 1: 4 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1513376). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1986–1987
- Latest incident
- Nov 1987
Ownership history
- C & W Coal Company 1982 to 1984
- Brush Creek Mining Company 1984 to 1984
- Sadd Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1985
- Sadd Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1985
- W & D Coal Company Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 1 sits in Knox County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.Knox County, Kentucky · Population 30,034
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$33,153
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1987 · 2 incidents
W & D Coal Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
BLACK LUNG 3
1986 · 2 incidents
W & D Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE RIDING3MANTRIP, WHEN HIT A ROLL IN THE ROOF, INJURING LOWER BACK. BACK MUSCLE SPRAINS.
March 17, 1986
KY · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
POWERED HAULAGE
W & D Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
OPERATING SCOOP3HIT ROLL IN MINE FLOOR PUSHED HAND BETWEEN SCOOP & ROOF, CUTTING INDEX FINGER OF RIGHT HAND STITCHES REQUIRED.