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No 7: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Cougar Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by James H Booth
Vanlear, Johnson County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517872

MSHA record for No 7 (mine ID 1517872). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1997–1998
Latest incident
Apr 1998
Ownership history
  1. Cougar Coal Company Inc 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 7 sits in Johnson County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Johnson County, Kentucky · Population 22,464
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$43,014
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1998 · 2 incidents

April 17, 1998 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cougar Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LAYING ON GROUND INSTALLING SHIMS ON MINER WHEN HE GOT UP HE SAID BACK WAS HURT.

1997 · 1 incident

March 19, 1997 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cougar Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS IN PROCESS OF INSTALLING A DUST COLLECTOR ON RD16 DRILL. WHILE TWISTING DUST COLLECTOR (LINING UP) HE TWISTED HIS BACK AND SHARP PAIN WAS FELT IN LOWER BACK. THIS WAS REPORTED TO ME ON 3-21-97. DR DIAGNOSIS: PULLED MUSCLE.