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No 2: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Jacob Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Mc Farland Joseph
Van Lear, Johnson County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516073

MSHA record for No 2 (mine ID 1516073). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Dec 1989
Ownership history
  1. Broken Heart Coal Corp 1987 to 1989
  2. New Generation Inc 1989 to 1989
  3. Todco Inc 1989 to 1990
  4. Twin Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1990
  5. Jacob Coal Company Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 2 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
November 9, 1989 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Todco Inc · Struck by falling object

TOP TURNED LOOSE FROM COAL SEAM ABOVE ANCHORAGE POINT.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1989 · 1 incident

December 21, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Todco Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TRAM EQUIMPMENT WHILE HIS BODY WAS OUTSIDE THE DECK. HE WAS DRAGGING HIS RIGHT FOOT AND TIRE RAN OVER HIS LEG AND RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BODY.