Abraxis Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL BETWEEN 2 & 3 X-CUTS IN T HE BELT ENTRY CLEANED UP RESUPPORTED.
No 2 Mine: 7 reportable incidents Coal
No 2 Mine has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Nov 1984
Ownership history
- Abraxis Coal Company Inc 1980 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 16 | 34,654 |
| 1983 | 17 | 41,301 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 2 Mine sits in Martin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 8.0% 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.Martin County, Kentucky · Population 11,181
8.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,185
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file1984 · 4 incidents
September 4, 1984
KY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Abraxis Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING MUD RAISED UP SHOVEL FULL SAID HE HURT HIS BACK, WASABLE TO DRIVE HIMSELF TO DOCTOR.
Abraxis Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE HAD LEFT HIS PLACE OF WORK TO EAT LUNCH ON HIS WAY BACK TO HIS WORKING PLACE HE WALKED INTO A CABLE BOARD WITH HIS HEAD HURT HIS NECK.
Abraxis Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
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1983 · 3 incidents
September 6, 1983
KY · Coal
cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Abraxis Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
SCOOP OPERATOR GETTING OUT OF SCOOP AND SLIPPED AND FELL.
June 20, 1983
KY · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Abraxis Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HE WAS LIFTING A BAG OF ROCKDUST AND INJURED HIS BACK
Abraxis Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
JUDE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR HE TURN AROUND TO CHANGE DIRECTION WHEN HE INJURY HIS BACK