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Surface Mine #1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Wellmore Coal Corp · Surface
Controlled by United Company
Rockhouse, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516558

Surface Mine #1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1992.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1992
Latest incident
Mar 1992
Ownership history
  1. Wellmore Coal Corp 1989 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)
1992 1
1991 1
1990 8 1,175
1989 9 4,066
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Surface Mine #1 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
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

1992 · 1 incident

March 16, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Wellmore Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS INVOLVED IN TREE CUTTING OPERATIONS WHEN THE TREE SPLIT AND KICKED BACK STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT LEG ABOVE THE KNEE CAUSING BRUISING ON THE LEG.