Cougar Coal Company Inc · Contact with electrical current
EE WAS REMOVING A CABLE DROP TO SUBSTAITION CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIGH VOLTAGE WIRES.
No 8: 5 reportable incidents Coal
Cougar Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
James H Booth
Van Lear,
Johnson County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518030
MSHA record for No 8 (mine ID 1518030). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1998–1999
- Latest incident
- Jun 1999
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT20000133 | Prevail | Weisberger | 2002 | $205K → $106K |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Cougar Coal Company Inc 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 8 sits in Johnson County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.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
5 on file1999 · 3 incidents
Cougar Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT SPAD #318 IN #1 ENTRY. IT WAS IN THE OUTCROP. MEASURED 62 FEET LONG AND ABOUT 4 TO 5 FEET HIGH.
January 6, 1999
KY · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cougar Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS WORKING ON SHUTTLE CAR TIGHTING UP A CONVEYOR CHAIN USING A BAR TO LIFT UP ON CHAIN WHEN HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN LOWER BACK.
1998 · 2 incidents
September 21, 1998
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Cougar Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
THE EE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A HOLE IN FLOOR JARRING HIS LOWER BACK ON LEFT SIDE.
Cougar Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
THE EE WAS WALKING ACROSS SECTION WHEN HE STEPPED ON PIECE OF COAL CAUSING HIM TO BREAK FOOT