Plateau Fuels Inc · Fall down stairs
CAME OUT OF SC5LE HOUSE WENT DOWN STEPS 2 BOTTOM STEPS WERE MISSING EMPLOYEE FELL INJURING BACK
Tipple #1: 1 reportable incident Coal
Tipple #1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1986.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1986
- Latest incident
- Dec 1986
Ownership history
- Right Beaver Processing Company 1979 to 1980
- Welco Mining Company 1980 to 1981
- Coal Mac Sales 1981 to 1982
- Coalwar Energy Inc 1982 to 1982
- Carhaul Inc 1982 to 1985
- Plateau Fuels Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1986 | 2 |
| 1985 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Tipple #1 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.