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Wayland Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Locust Grove Inc · Surface
Controlled by Edward L Clemons Estate
Ky 680 Gosling Br, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517576

Wayland Mine has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1994.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1994–1995
Latest incident
Jun 1995
Ownership history
  1. Locust Grove Inc 1994 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)
1995 18 266,941
1994 6 59,443
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Wayland Mine sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1995 · 2 incidents

June 8, 1995 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Locust Grove Inc · Fall from headframe, derrick or tower

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING OVERBURDIN DOWN INTO A HOLLOW FIELD WHEN HE LOST CONTROL AND JUMPED OUT. IMPACT CAUSED KNOTS FROM LOWER BACK TO TOP OF KNEES.

January 25, 1995 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Locust Grove Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MECHANIC

1994 · 1 incident

November 14, 1994 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Locust Grove Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OIL IN A 988 F LOADER. HE WENT UPTHE RIGHT SIDE LADDER. WAS STARTING DOWN LEFT SID ELADDER, FORGOT LAST STEP ON LADDER WAS MISSING. LOST HIS BALANCEAND FELL APPROX 2 F EET TO THE GORUND LANDING ON HIS BACK.