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Tri County Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Kn Energy Inc
Perry, Monroe County, MO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2301801

Tri County Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Nov 1984
Ownership history
  1. Wyoming Fuel Company 1980 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)
1988 1
1987 1
1986 1
1985 9 17,520
1984 22 187,107
1983 13 96,913
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Tri County Mine sits in Monroe County, Missouri, 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.
Monroe County, Missouri · Population 8,672
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$48,299
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

1984 · 1 incident

November 21, 1984 MO · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wyoming Fuel Company · Struck by flying object

I.NAME STRIKING SPIKE HAMMER WITH SLEDGE TO SET LOCKING WEDGE.PIECE OF METAL FROM FACE OF SPIKE HAMMER FLEW INTO CORNER OF EYE.