Timper Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
THE MAN WAS OPERATING A TRACTOR WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT LEG BETWEEN THE TRACTOR AND ROOF, CAUSING IT TO BE PINCHED AND SCRAPED HIS LEG.
No 2: 2 reportable incidents Coal
No 2 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1989.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1989–1991
- Latest incident
- Sep 1991
Ownership history
- Elk Coal Company 1979 to 1987
- C & R Coal Company 1987 to 1988
- Potter & Dotson Coal Company Inc 1988 to 1991
- Timper Mining Company Inc 1991 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 | |
| 1989 | 8 | 3,964 |
| 1988 | 13 | 41,316 |
| 1987 | 7 | 22,068 |
| 1986 | 8 | 30,103 |
| 1985 | 9 | 41,425 |
| 1984 | 8 | 25,977 |
| 1983 | 8 | 23,407 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 2 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1991 · 1 incident
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1989 · 1 incident
Potter & Dotson Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HE PICKED UP AN OXYGEN CYLINDER AND STRAINED BACK.