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No 4 Surface: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Reading & Bates Corp
Isom, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1512085

MSHA record for No 4 Surface (mine ID 1512085). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
Dec 1987
Ownership history
  1. Golden Oak Mining Company Inc 1979 to 1980
  2. Golden Oak Mining Company Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 4 Surface sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1987 · 1 incident

December 8, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

DOZER PUSHING MATERIAL TO LOADER STARTED BACKING UP AND OPERATOR SAID DOZER HURT HIS BACK.

1986 · 1 incident

September 17, 1986 KY · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EMPLOYEE WAS DO3NG SERVICE WORK ON DRILL, WHEN FEET SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL OFF OF CAT WALK ON THE GROUND. THIS ACCIDENT IS BEING CHECKED SXXX CLOSELY BY SAFETY AND INSURANCE.