Whitaker Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL IN B9EAK BETWEEN 5 - 6 ENT. HAS NO EFFECT ON AIR OR TRAVELWAY
No 47: 8 reportable incidents Coal
Whitaker Coal Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
Sunoco, Inc.
Premium,
Letcher County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513214
MSHA record for No 47 (mine ID 1513214). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1983–1987
- Latest incident
- Feb 1987
Ownership history
- Ray Coal Company 1981 to 1983
- Whitaker Coal Corp 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 47 sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.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
8 on file1987 · 2 incidents
January 5, 1987
KY · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Whitaker Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE HAS HAD A FL5RE UP FROM A PREEXISTING INJURY BENDING AND LIFTING IN THE MINE CAUSED THE FLARE UP
1986 · 3 incidents
October 18, 1986
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Whitaker Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HE WAS ROLLING 6P SHUTTLE CAR CABLE. WHILE DOING THIS HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
September 23, 1986
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Whitaker Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object
HE WAS CLEANING3EXCESS MATERIAL OFF OF FEEDER. WHILE DOING THIS HE SMASHED HIS 4TH FINGER AGAINST THE FEEDER.
July 8, 1986
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Whitaker Coal Corp · Struck by flying object
OPERATING SHUTT5E CAR AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.WHILE OPERATING SC PIECE OF FOREIGN OBJECT GOT IN LEFT EYE.
1985 · 1 incident
Whitaker Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURED ON AN IDLESHIFT 6\ THICK, 18\ WIDE 30\ LONG. IT DOES NOT EFFECT THE ESCAPE WAY OR THE VENTALATION. IT WAS NOT ON THE ACTIVE WORKING SECTION OUTBY SPAD NO 254 140 FEED #1 E ENTRY.
1984 · 1 incident
Whitaker Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL OCCURED IN THE NO. 5 ENTRY IN AN INTERSECTION BETWEEN SPAD NO 195 AND 193 NO EQUIPMENT WAS CAUGHT AND NO TRAVEL WAY WAS BLOCKED.
1983 · 1 incident
Whitaker Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
WORKING NEAR OUTCROP TWO HILL SEAMS WERE ENCOUNTERED INAN INTERSECTION CAUSING FALL