Dixie Fuel Company · Struck by falling object
WAS SETTING CRIBS ON 3 BELT LINE AND ROCK FELL BEHIND HIM, CATCHING HIS RIGHT LEG.
No M-4: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Profit Mining Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Engle Bill
MSHA Mine ID: 1512134
No M-4 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1984–1985
- Latest incident
- Mar 1985
Ownership history
- Dixie Fuel Company 1979 to 1989
- Profit Mining Company Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12 | 22,756 |
| 1990 | 21 | 31,826 |
| 1989 | 9 | 13,832 |
| 1988 | 1 | |
| 1987 | 4 | 723 |
| 1986 | 5 | 1,399 |
| 1985 | 3 | |
| 1984 | 12 | 14,603 |
| 1983 | 1 | 1,178 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No M-4 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.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 file1985 · 1 incident
1984 · 1 incident
February 27, 1984
KY · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dixie Fuel Company · Struck against stationary object
HE WAS TAKING TIMBERS OFF OF A BELT. HIT HIS FINGER ON ROCK HANGING ON TIMBERS.