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Tihswa: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Tdc Inc · Surface
Controlled by Green David F
Hanson, Hopkins County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515838

MSHA record for Tihswa (mine ID 1515838). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1987–1988
Latest incident
Aug 1988
Ownership history
  1. Tdc Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Tihswa sits in Hopkins County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.7% 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.
Hopkins County, Kentucky · Population 45,143
2.7%
Mining share of county employment
$57,610
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1988 · 1 incident

August 2, 1988 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tdc Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A MEASURING TAPE LINE TO MEASURE PIT AS HE WALKED ALONG PIT HE SLIPPED ON THE GROUND INTO A 24IN DEEP DITCH LANDED ON RT.FOOT JAMMING RT.LEG UPWARD CAUSING PAIN IN RT.HIP

1987 · 1 incident

June 12, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Tdc Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPRATING THE BA7KHOE FROM UPPER LEVEL TO LOWER LEVEL LET GO OF STEERING WHEEL AND HIT A BUMP THE WIPERS FLEW IN OPEN WINDSHIELD AND EMPLOYEE JERKED HEAD BACK AND SET THE BACKHOE DOWN HARD THIS PROCEDURE CAUS9D A HARD JERK TO HIS BACK AND RIBS