Mining Incidents

Richland 37: 9 reportable incidents Coal

Richland Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Lee Congleton
Bryants Store, Knox County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514708

MSHA record for Richland 37 (mine ID 1514708). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Richland 37.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1984–1992
Latest incident
Jul 1992
Ownership history
  1. Girdner Mining Company Inc 1984 to 1993
  2. Richland Coal Company 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Richland 37 sits in Knox County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knox County, Kentucky · Population 30,034
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$33,153
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1992 · 1 incident

July 22, 1992 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Girdner Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL, OUT-BY FACE AREA 3 BREAKS BACK ON 50' CENTERS. FALL WAS FOUND ON PRE-SHIFT IN RETURN AIRCOURSE BY FOREMAN. FALL WAS CRIBBED-OFF @ DANGERED OFF BY SIGNS ETC. ROOF FALL WAS APPROX 14'WX4'TO5'TX20'TO25' LONG.

1989 · 1 incident

June 28, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Girdner Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MINER WAS BOLTING WITH ROOF BOLT MACHINE. MINERS HAD WAS INJURED WHEN HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TOP AND PINNER.

1987 · 2 incidents

February 19, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Girdner Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SHOVELIN1 OR SCRAPPING COAL WITH A #4 SSHOVEL WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

January 7, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Girdner Mining Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE IS CLAIMING 6LACK LUNG BENEFITS.

1986 · 1 incident

1985 · 2 incidents

November 21, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Girdner Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPERATING ROOF 6OLTING MACHINE.PULLED LEVER TO LOWER HEAD.HAND SLIPPED OFF CONTROL LEVER AND THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN HEAD AND BOTTOM OF BOLTER.,FRAME.LACERATION,FRACTURE OF RIGHT THUMB

February 8, 1985 KY · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Girdner Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CALLED OUR HOME RESIDENT FROM EMERGENCY ROOM, HE SAID THAT THE WAY HE WAS WEARING HIS MINER LIGHT CAUSED HIM TO RUPTURE HIMSELF.

1984 · 2 incidents