Whitaker Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED IN NO 2 ROOM OFF THE NO.1 ENTRY 18FT WIDE BY 50FT LONG
No 50 Mine: 6 reportable incidents Coal
Whitaker Coal Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
Sunoco, Inc.
Isom,
Letcher County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514986
MSHA record for No 50 Mine (mine ID 1514986). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1987
- Latest incident
- Nov 1987
Ownership history
- Whitaker Coal Corp 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 50 Mine 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
6 on file1987 · 6 incidents
July 1, 1987
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Whitaker Coal Corp · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS S 3 LICING SHUTTLE CAR CABLE. WHILE DOING THIS HE QUICKLY RAISED UP TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY MOVING CABLE AND STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE. THIS INJURY WAS NOT REPORTA6LE UNTIL 5 18 87 WHEN HE WENT TO THE DR. AS A RESULT OF THIS INJURY HE NOW HAS HAD SURGERY AND HAS BEEN OFF WORK SINCE 7 2 87
Whitaker Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
PULLING PILLAR 6LOCK FALL CAUGHT MINER.
Whitaker Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
PULLING PILLAR 6LOCK FALL CAUGHT MINER.
April 30, 1987
KY · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Whitaker Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS SAWING T3MBER. WHILE DOING THIS HE GOT A SPLINTER IN HIS LEFT THUMB.
February 17, 1987
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Whitaker Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS SPLICING3SHUTTLE CAR CABLE. WHILE DOING THIS HE QUICKLY RAISED UP TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY A MOVING CABLE AND STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE. THIS INJURY WAS REPORTABLE UNTIL 5-18-87 AND HE HAD TO GO TO THE DR1 THERE WAS NO LOST TIME