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No 3: 16 reportable incidents Coal

Wilgar Land Company · Underground

Controlled by Johns Barry

Robinson Creek, Pike County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 1510396

No 3 has had no fatalities among 16 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 16
Years on record: 1983–1994
Latest incident: Apr 1994

Ownership history

Anita Coal Company 1977 to 1986
Wilgar Land Company 1986 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)
1994	29	143,720
1993	20	31,261
1992	9	35,773
1991	23	101,990
1990	22	72,215
1989	30	101,494
1988	24	61,683
1987	24	83,612
1986	19	77,743
1985	14	79,963
1984	12	85,226
1983	5	18,759

Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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

16 on file

1994 · 1 incident

April 28, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

Wilgar Land Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BOLTING A PLACE, HE SET THE LAST BOLT AND WAS WORKING LEVERS ON SLOW TRAM WHEN HE TURNED AND TWISTED HIS BACK. POSSIBLE PULLED MUSCLES.

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1993 · 1 incident

November 15, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Wilgar Land Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PICKED UP SMALL BUCKET OF ROOF BOLTER BITS HURT BACK. POSSIBLE PULLED MUSCLE.

1991 · 2 incidents

November 1, 1991 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Wilgar Land Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

MINER CABLE WAS TANGLED UP. I WAS TRYING TO GET IT STRAIGHTENED UP BY MYSELF TO GET IT OUT OF THE HAULROAD WHEN MY LEFT KNEE POPPED OUT FROM UNDER ME CAUSING ME TO FALL BACKWARDS PULLING MY LO WER BACK.

April 16, 1991 KY · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Wilgar Land Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS SETING A PUMP, STARTED TO TURN AROUND BUT TWISTED AND HURT HIS BACK & HIP.

1990 · 4 incidents

August 27, 1990 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Wilgar Land Company · Fall from machine

STEPPED OFF ENDLOADER AND INJURED FOOT AND CUT HAND

April 12, 1990 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE

Wilgar Land Company · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR AND IT JOLTED HIM AND HURT HIS BACK.

March 15, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL

Wilgar Land Company · Contact with electrical current

WAS REPAIRING SCOOP & WIRE GOT GROUNDED.

February 7, 1990 KY · Coal superintendent MACHINERY

Wilgar Land Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS USING LOADER STARTED TO MOVE CABLE OUT OF WAY AND CAUGHT HAND UNDER CANOPY.

1989 · 3 incidents

November 29, 1989 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY

Wilgar Land Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS ON CUTTER & GOT HAND BETWEEN CANOPY & RIB.

September 21, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler ELECTRICAL

Wilgar Land Company · Fall onto or against objects

GRABBED A HOLD OF NAKED SPOT ON WIRE ON SH CAR, JUMPED BACK INTO RIB.

March 1, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE

Wilgar Land Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GOR FINGER CAUGHT IN INJECTOR WHILE HOOKING CHAIN.

1988 · 1 incident

December 23, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Wilgar Land Company · Accident type, without injuries

PILLAR FALL OCCURRED BLOCKING TRAVELWAY TO EVALIUATION POINT ON TOP END OF SECTION

1984 · 3 incidents

September 21, 1984 KY · Coal driller operator POWERED HAULAGE

Anita Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PERSONNEL CARRIER PASSING THROUGH CURTAIN AND CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN CARRIER AND DRILL.

August 30, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

Anita Coal Company · Struck by flying object

VICTIM WAS WORKING ON ROOF BOLTER, USING A WRENCH. HELPER ACCIDENTLY HIT A LEVER ON THE MACHINE WHICH CAUSED IT TO MOVE, SLINGING THE WRENCH OFF AND STRIKING VICTIM ON JAW.

January 24, 1984 KY · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Anita Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

COAL SPILLED AT FRONT END OF TAIL PIECE. TWISTED BACK WHILE SHOVELING COAL FROM TAILPIECE.

1983 · 1 incident

October 14, 1983 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey NONPOWERED HAULAGE

Anita Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

STEEP GRADE ON MINE FLOOR