Mining Incidents

Unit Train: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Red Star Coal Company · Facility
Controlled by Leroy Lackey
Jeff, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1511719

Unit Train has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1989–1990
Latest incident
Dec 1990
Ownership history
  1. Kentucky Prince Coal Corp 1978 to 1986
  2. Kentucky Prince Mining Company 1986 to 1992
  3. Red Star Coal Company 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1994 0
1993 0
1992 0
1991 2
1990 7
1989 7
1988 6
1987 6
1986 6
1985 4
1984 5
1983 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Unit Train sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.
Perry County, Kentucky · Population 27,847
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$45,261
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

1990 · 1 incident

1989 · 1 incident