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Spurlock Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Lodestar Energy Inc · Surface
Controlled by Iracoal Incorporated
Ivel, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517660

Spurlock Mine has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1998.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1998
Latest incident
Jul 1998
Ownership history
  1. Costain Coal Inc 1995 to 1997
  2. Lodestar Energy Inc 1997 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)
1998 29 376,271
1997 30 541,430
1996 29 566,560
1995 10 68,495
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Spurlock Mine sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
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

1998 · 3 incidents

July 18, 1998 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lodestar Energy Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS WORKING UNDER A 777B TRUCK, LEANING OVER THE TIE ROD ENDS TO TURN THE ENGINE TURNING TOOL WITH A RATCHET WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

June 18, 1998 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lodestar Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE PREPARING TO INSTALL EQUALIZER BAR IN D11 BULLDOZER WHILE USING A 20PD SLEDGE HAMMER TO STRIKE THE PIN A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF THE PIN STRIKING HIS LITTLE FINGER CAUSING A CUT THAT REQUIRED TREATMENT.

May 18, 1998 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lodestar Energy Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS RAISING THE DOOR ON THE BACK DECK OF A 992 LOADER TO CHECK THE PARK BRAKE CABLE WHEN HE STEPPED BACKWARD FALLING OFF THE DECK ONTO THE TIRE, LANDING ON HIS HIP.