Pucketts Creek Mining · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS CLEANING DIRT OUT OF BUCKET WHEN OPERATOR ROLLED BUCKET FORWARD AND RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED UNDER BUCKET.
No 1 Strip: 2 reportable incidents Coal
No 1 Strip has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1987.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1987–1988
- Latest incident
- Mar 1988
Ownership history
- Pucketts Creek Mining 1985 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 9 | 25,192 |
| 1987 | 7 | 21,198 |
| 1986 | 8 | 37,088 |
| 1985 | 4 | 2,759 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 1 Strip sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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.Bell County, Kentucky · Population 23,878
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$32,403
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1988 · 1 incident
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1987 · 1 incident
June 13, 1987
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pucketts Creek Mining · Over-exertion in lifting objects
BENT OVER TO PICK UP 3 GAL WATER STARTED TO STRAIGHTEN UP AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.