Mining Incidents

Tipple #1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Facility
Controlled by Rex Greer; Jerry Greer
Farriston, Laurel County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1509769

MSHA record for Tipple #1 (mine ID 1509769). 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
1986–1987
Latest incident
Jan 1987
Ownership history
  1. Elmo Greer & Sons Inc 1976 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Tipple #1 sits in Laurel County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Laurel County, Kentucky · Population 62,731
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$56,999
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

1987 · 1 incident

January 5, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CLEANING HEATER2 BENT OVER TO PICK UP HEATER AND HURT BACK.

1986 · 1 incident

March 1, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

CLEARING BLOCKA1E OF MATERIAL FROM CONVEYOR SLIPPED FROM CONVEYOR TO CATWALK CATCHING FOOT BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF STEEL TWISTING KNEE