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No 4: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Joshco Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Stanley W Osborne
Mcdowell, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513497

No 4 has had no fatalities among 8 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1983–1989
Latest incident
Aug 1989
Ownership history
  1. Jena Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1985
  2. Pace Mining Corp 1985 to 1990
  3. Timely Mining Inc 1990 to 1993
  4. Joshco Mining Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1995 15 77,701
1994 16 76,052
1993 3 9,657
1992 0
1991 23 94,901
1990 18 95,774
1989 29 166,803
1988 24 92,171
1987 27 115,850
1986 26 95,642
1985 26 108,197
1984 30 133,608
1983 25 155,900
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 4 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1989 · 2 incidents

August 16, 1989 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey MACHINERY
Pace Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE THAT WAS INJURED WAS SITUATED IN THE CROSSCUT (1ST) OUTBY THE FACE BETWEEN NO.'S 6 & 7 HEADINGS BETWEEN THE CUTTER MACHINE AND OUTBY BLOCK. THE CUTTER OPERATOR MOVED THE MACHINE O VER IN THE DIRECTION OF THE INJURED EMPLOYEE TO FACILITATE TRAMMING OF THE MACHINE AND CAUGHT THE INJURED EMPLOYEE'S FEET BETWEEN THE FLOOR OR RIB AND THE MACHINE.

July 10, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pace Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HANGING MACHINE CABLE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

1986 · 1 incident

December 22, 1986 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pace Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL APPRO3. 36" THICK IN #6 TRAVELWAY APPROX. 150 FT. INBY ENGINEERS STATION #666. TRAVELWAY HAS BEEN CHANGED TO #5 HEADING WHICH IS SAFE TO TRAVEL.

1984 · 2 incidents

February 17, 1984 KY · Coal scoop car operator EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Jena Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

X-CUT FROM NO6 SHOT THROUGH INTO NO5 SCOOP DRIVERS GIVEN TIME TO BE CLEAR.MEN WERE WARNED -READY TO BLAST NO 6 X-CUT SCOOP DRIVER LOST ONE EYE AND HAD BURNS AND CUTS ON FACE.

1983 · 3 incidents

October 3, 1983 KY · Coal coal dump operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jena Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PURPORTABLY PINCHED A NERVE IN HIS BACK WHILE SHOVELING COAL FROM UNDERNEATH TAILPIECE & HEADPIECE