Mining Incidents

No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Billy M Ward
Wittensville, Johnson County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514535

No 1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
May 1985
Ownership history
  1. Jaymar Mining Inc 1984 to 1985
  2. Haddix Mining & Developing Corp-Ky 1985 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)
1985 15 24,021
1984 9 12,858
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 1 sits in Johnson County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Johnson County, Kentucky · Population 22,464
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$43,014
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

1985 · 1 incident

May 7, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Haddix Mining & Developing Corp-Ky · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR NEGLIGENCE RIGHT HAND WAS MASHED WHILE STRASIGHTENING BOLT PLATE.