High Rise Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
#2 ENTRY ONE BREAK OUTBY THE FACE AREA FELL IN AN INTERSECTION APPROX. 20 FT 20 FT 7 FT HILLSEAMD WERE PRESENT IN THIS AREA STRAPS WHERE IN USE.
No 1: 3 reportable incidents Coal
No 1 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1989.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1989–1990
- Latest incident
- Jun 1990
Ownership history
- High Rise Coal Company Inc 1989 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18 | 67,226 |
| 1989 | 15 | 16,021 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 1 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1990 · 2 incidents
High Rise Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
#3 ENTRY ONE BREAK OUTBY THE FACE AN INTERSECTION FELL IN, APPROXIMATELY 5' TO 6' THICK, 14' WIDE, 30' LONG, ABOVE THE BOLT ANCHORAGE, HILLSEAMS WERE IN THE AREA, FULL BOLTS, AND STRAPPS WERE IN USE.
1989 · 1 incident
High Rise Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FALL OCCURRED BETWEEN SHIFT FELL IN NO 2 BELT ENTRY THIS MINE WORKS ONE SHIFT PER DAY.