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Oriole #2 Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Warrior Coal Llc · Facility
Madisonville, Hopkins County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517758

Oriole #2 Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1999.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1999
Latest incident
Mar 1999
Ownership history
  1. Warrior Coal Mining Company 1996 to 2001
  2. Warrior Coal Llc 2001 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1999 7 5,543
1998 7 53,408
1997 4 16,931
1996 4 25,774
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Oriole #2 Mine sits in Hopkins County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.7% 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.
Hopkins County, Kentucky · Population 45,143
2.7%
Mining share of county employment
$57,610
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1999 · 1 incident

March 15, 1999 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Warrior Coal Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP 8" PLASTIC PIPE AND HURTTHE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.