Elkhorn Crystal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
KNOCKING PIN OUT OF PIVET SHAFT ON HIGHWALL MINER. SUBJECT WAS HOLDING PIN WHEN HE WAS HIT ON THE LEFT HAND BY HELPER'S SLEDGE HAMMER BREAKING THUMB.
No 21: 1 reportable incident Coal
No 21 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1999.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1999
- Latest incident
- May 1999
Ownership history
- Bernthaler Inc 1998 to 1998
- Elkhorn Crystal Inc 1998 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 22,908 |
| 1998 | 6 | 12,678 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 21 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.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.