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Southard Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Thomas E Green
Beaver Dam, Ohio County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1508367

MSHA record for Southard Mine (mine ID 1508367). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Sep 1986
Ownership history
  1. Bradmar Inc 1975 to 1979
  2. Green Coal Company Inc 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Southard Mine sits in Ohio County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 1.0% 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.
Ohio County, Kentucky · Population 23,704
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$54,369
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1986 · 3 incidents

September 18, 1986 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING AN AIR LEAK ON A 637 SCRAPER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND.THE STEPS ON THE SCRAPER WERE WET DUE TO RAIN.THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN A DISLOCATED KNEE CAP.

September 8, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS ST9PPING DOWN FROM WALKWAY ON FUEL TRUCK AND LOST HIS FOOTING.THE EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE GROUND AND TURNED HIS ANKLE.

May 14, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Green Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A CUTTING TORCH WHEN A PIECE OF METAL WENT THROUGH HIS GOGGLES AND LODGED IN HIS LEFT EYE.