G & G Coal & Equipment Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
24'' ROCK SLABS36'' THICK FELL IN 6 RIGHT FREEWAY.42'' ROOF BOLTS AND CRIB BLOCK WERE INSTALLED.WATER HAD CUT THRU TOP OF HILL SEAM CAUSING ROCK FALL.
No 4 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal
No 4 Mine has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1987.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1987
- Latest incident
- Sep 1987
Ownership history
- G & G Coal & Equipment Company Inc 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 4 | 3,051 |
| 1987 | 6 | 1,393 |
| 1986 | 5 | 2,326 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 4 Mine sits in Whitley County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.Whitley County, Kentucky · Population 36,755
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$41,719
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1987 · 3 incidents
G & G Coal & Equipment Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
35IN OF ROCK F9LL IN A FREEWAY AT 4TH LEFT INTERSECTION FREEWAY HASNT BEEN USED IN 3 MONTHS 30IN ROOF BOLTS HAD BEEN INSTALLED WATER CUT THRU THE TOP OF THE HILL SEAM CAUSING THE ROCK TO FALL
G & G Coal & Equipment Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
48 IN OF ROCK F9LL IN A FREEWAY. THE FREEWAY HAS NOT BEEN USED IN 3 MONTHS. 30 IN ROOF BOLTS HADD BEEN INSTALLED. WATER CUT THRU THE TOP OF THE HILL SEAM CAUSING THE ROCK TO FALL. ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE38TH LEFT INTERSECTION