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No 6 Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Karst Edward W
Closplint, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1510904

MSHA record for No 6 Mine (mine ID 1510904). 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
1989
Latest incident
Aug 1989
Ownership history
  1. Karst Robbins Coal Company Inc 1977 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 6 Mine sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
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

1989 · 2 incidents

August 30, 1989 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Karst Robbins Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME WAS BACKING UP MINER. HE CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN CABLE STANDOFF AND MINE BOTTOM, RESULTING IN CUT ON FOOT.