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Southwind Mine No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Rosine, Ohio County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1503888

Southwind Mine No 1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Nov 1985
Ownership history
  1. Southwind Mining Company Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1991 0
1990 0
1989 0
1988 0
1987 0
1986 13 48,390
1985 15
1984 30 84,606
1983 58 198,583
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Southwind Mine No 1 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

1 on file

1985 · 1 incident

November 5, 1985 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southwind Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME GOT HIS 8HIRTSLEEVE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TRACK AND ROLLERS ON 31 FIAT ALLISON BULLDOZER AND BEFORE HE COULD GET IT OUT IT ROLLED ON HIS INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND AND MASHED IT