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Number 12: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Mountain Clay Inc · Surface
Controlled by Williams Companies Inc
Jeff, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516387

MSHA record for Number 12 (mine ID 1516387). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
Feb 1990
Ownership history
  1. Mountain Clay Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Number 12 sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.
Perry County, Kentucky · Population 27,847
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$45,261
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1990 · 1 incident

February 21, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Clay Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SET AN ACETELYNE CYLINDER TO THE GROUND. THE CYLINDER SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND FELL ON HIS FOOT, STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF HIS FOOT BEHIND HIS STEEL CAP ON HIS SAFETY SHO ES. THIS CAUSED A FRACTURE OF THE METATARSAL.

1989 · 2 incidents

September 20, 1989 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mountain Clay Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOAD A LARGE ROCK INTO TRUCK WHEN THE ROCK SHIFTED AND CAUSED THE REAR OF LOADER TO RISE UP. THE ROCK SHIFTED AGAIN CAUSING THE LOADER TO DROP SUDDENLY. THIS CAUSED HIM TO BUMP HEAD ON CAB ROOF AS HE WAS THROWN UP OUT OF HIS SEAT. THIS RESULTED IN A MILD CONCUSSION.

June 29, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Clay Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL HYD. DRIVEN WATER PUMP ON WATER TRUCK. WHILE SETTING PUMP IT SLIPPED & CRUSHED TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND. AREA IN WHICH PUMP MOUNTS IS SMALL & PROVIDES LITTLE CLEARNANCE FOR MECH. LIFTING AID.

1988 · 1 incident

October 28, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Mountain Clay Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS STEPPING OFF OF A LADDER AND WHEN HE PUT HIS FOOT DOWN ON A ROCK AND THE ROCK ROLLED CAUSING HIM TO TURN HIS ANKLE RESULTING IN A SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE. LOST TIME BEGAN ON 11-1-8 8.