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White Cabin Number Four: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Martin County Coal Corp · Underground
Inez, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518019

MSHA record for White Cabin Number Four (mine ID 1518019). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1998–1999
Latest incident
Jan 1999
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
1
inspections on record
4
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 4 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Martin County Coal Corp 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

White Cabin Number Four sits in Martin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 8.0% 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.
Martin County, Kentucky · Population 11,181
8.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,185
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1999 · 2 incidents

January 21, 1999 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin County Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STANDING ON BUMPER OF SERVICE CAR INSTALLING SHUTTLE CAR ANCHOR. WHEN HE STEPPED OFF BUMPE TO MINE FLOOR HE INJURED FOOT.

January 16, 1999 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Martin County Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS REMOVING ROOF BOLTER CABLE FROM HANGER ON ROOF. SHUTTLE CAR CAUGHT CABLE AND PULLED TIHGHT KNOCKING HIM TO MINE FLOOR.

1998 · 2 incidents

June 19, 1998 KY · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin County Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED WAS HELPING CARRY A TANK OF OXYGEN WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL. AS A RESULT OF THE FALL A LACERATION WAS SUFFERED TO THE LEFT HAND.