Mining Incidents

Oxford #6: 1 reportable incident Coal

New Horizons Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Goddess Coal Corp LLC
Coalgood, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516697

MSHA record for Oxford #6 (mine ID 1516697). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Mar 1991
Ownership history
  1. Great Western Coal Inc 1989 to 1990
  2. Harlan Wallins Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1991
  3. New Horizons Coal Inc 1991 to 1995
  4. New Horizons Coal Inc 1995 to 1996
  5. New Horizons Coal Inc 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Oxford #6 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
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.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1991 · 1 incident

March 29, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Harlan Wallins Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE TOP WAS CHANGING FROM SLATE TO SANDSTONE AND IT WAS BEING STRAPPED. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE STRAPS AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LOWER BACK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING IN THE #5 ENTRY WHEN THE DRAW ROCK FELL.