Stansbury & Company Inc · Struck by falling object
I.NAME HELPING REMOVE BED BROM BACKDUMP.ONE BED PIN FELL OUT AND HIT INAME ON RIGHT THUMB CAUSING FX.
Sandhill: 4 reportable incidents Coal
Sandhill has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1984–1989
- Latest incident
- Mar 1989
Ownership history
- Stansbury & Company Inc 1978 to 1985
- Stansbury & Company Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 11 | 25,855 |
| 1988 | 42 | 180,446 |
| 1987 | 54 | 257,907 |
| 1986 | 49 | 289,385 |
| 1985 | 45 | 217,173 |
| 1984 | 53 | 237,128 |
| 1983 | 45 | 218,691 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Sandhill sits in Clay County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.9% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Clay County, Kentucky · Population 20,105
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$39,607
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1989 · 1 incident
1988 · 1 incident
June 23, 1988
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stansbury & Company Inc · Fall from machine
I. NAME WAS DISMOUNTING A BACKUP DUMP WHEN THE BUMPER STEP BROKE AND HE FELL TGO THE GROUND. THE FALL RESULTED IN A FRACTURED RIB ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.
1986 · 1 incident
June 3, 1986
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stansbury & Company Inc · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE WAS DI8MOUNTING TRUCK AND HIS FOOT MISSED THE BOTTOM STEP THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL LANDIING ON HIS LEFT WRIST RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO THE LEFT WRIST
1984 · 1 incident
January 11, 1984
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Stansbury & Company Inc · Fall from machine
INJ WAS DRIVING LOADED TRUCK DOWNHILL WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LOSE ENGINE BRAKING RETARDER HE THEN JUMPED FROM TRUCK CAUSING FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE