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Royal Gem: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by TECO Energy Inc
Pruden, Bell County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1513233

Royal Gem has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1991.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Dec 1991
Ownership history
  1. Cardinal Resources Inc 1981 to 1983
  2. Royal Gem Coal Company 1983 to 1991
  3. Gatliff Coal Company Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1998 0
1997 0
1996 2
1995 8
1994 10
1993 11
1992 19
1991 7
1990 3
1989 4
1988 4
1987 3
1986 3
1985 4
1984 5
1983 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Royal Gem sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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.
Bell County, Kentucky · Population 23,878
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$32,403
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

1991 · 1 incident

December 19, 1991 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Gatliff Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON CABLE USED TO DROP RAIL CARS WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE INADVERTENTLY ENGAGED THE WINCH WHICH OPERATES THE CABLE CAUSING THE CABLE TO JERK THE EMPLOYEE INTO THE AIR CAUSING INJURY TO THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT ANKLE (HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF FOOT BONE).