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No 1 Auger: 2 reportable incidents Coal

K-Jac Energy Inc · Surface
Grethel, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515915

No 1 Auger has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1991.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1991–1992
Latest incident
Oct 1992
Ownership history
  1. K-Jac Energy Inc 1987 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)
1994 0
1993 2 5,379
1992 7 23,367
1991 7 18,679
1990 6 22,475
1989 6 23,989
1988 0
1987 1 1,442
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 1 Auger sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
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

1992 · 1 incident

October 24, 1992 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
K-Jac Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE MECHANIC WAS IN THE CAB OF A 769 ROCK TRUCK TO LOWER THE BED OF THE ROCK TRUCK.THE BED OF THE ROCK TRUCK CAME DOWN WITH A JAR AND THUS PRODUCED A NECK STRAIN FOR THE MECHANIC.

1991 · 1 incident

December 12, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K-Jac Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE CHANGING TOP ROLLER ON D9H DOZER THE MECHANIC REACHED UNDER THE TRACK AND PROCEEDED TO PULL AND OR JERK TOP ROLELR FROM TRACK FRAME. HE DID NOT HAVE THE FULL WEIGHT OF TRACK OFF THE TO P ROLLER, AND AS HE PULLED, THE WEIGHT OF THE TRACK CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AGAINS THE TOP ROLLER AND INJURED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER. JOB TASK HAS BEEN DONE MANY TIME BY MECHANIC, BUT SAFETY MEASURES