Emmanuel Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)
ELECTRICAN WAS CHECKING VOLTAGE ON FUSES WHEN CONTACTOR ARCED AND SHORTED OUT, CAUSING BURNS TO HANDS AND EYES.
No 4: 3 reportable incidents Coal
No 4 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1989.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1989
- Latest incident
- Jun 1989
Ownership history
- Emmanuel Coal Company Inc 1988 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16 | 19,965 |
| 1989 | 31 | 153,415 |
| 1988 | 20 | 53,893 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 4 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
3 on file1989 · 3 incidents
June 2, 1989
KY · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
POWERED HAULAGE
Emmanuel Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CANOPY ON S CAR CAUGHT CUTTER CABLE AND JERKED IT DOWN ON I NAME HITTINGHIM ACROSS LOWER BACK
Emmanuel Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
THE INJURED WAS TRAMMING SCOOP THRU ROUGH ROAD WHEN SCOOP JOLTED HIM AGAINST BACK OF SEAT,BRUSING LOWER ABCK.