Mining Incidents

Southern Hills Mining Co Inc: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Johnson Ralph
Hindman, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1513736

MSHA record for Southern Hills Mining Co Inc (mine ID 1513736). 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
1985
Latest incident
May 1985
Ownership history
  1. Mountaintop Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1984
  2. Southern Hills Mining Company Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Southern Hills Mining Co Inc sits in Knott 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.
Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
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

1985 · 1 incident

May 17, 1985 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Southern Hills Mining Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS SCATTERING LIME ON SOIL FOR RECLAIMATION PURPOSES ON SLONE FORK JOB & WAS BITTEN ON LEFT ARM BY A SPIDER.