Mining Incidents

Wildcat Mine: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Martin County Coal Corp · Underground
Inez, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515698

MSHA record for Wildcat Mine (mine ID 1515698). 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
1987
Latest incident
Aug 1987
Ownership history
  1. Martin County Coal Corp 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Wildcat Mine 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

1987 · 4 incidents

August 31, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin County Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

VICTIM WALKED C9OSSCUTS UNDERGROUND TO LUNCH TOOL BOX STATION. HE A TTEMPTED TO MOVE SHET METAL TOOL BOX AND EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN PAIN IN LOWER RT SIDE OF HIS BACK. HE REPORTED THAT HE EXPERI THE PAIN WHEN H9 LIFTED AND A TTEMPTED TO SWING THE BOX TO HIS LEFT TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE LOCK ON THE FRONT OF THE BOX

August 20, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin County Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

VICTIM AND A CO1WORKER WERE LOADING 72" WOODEN TIMBERS FROM THE MINE FLOOR INTO THE BUCKET OF A SCOOP.THE VICTIM HAD LOADED APPROX. 15 TIMBERS WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS LOWER BA CK.THE HEIGHT A7 THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS APPROX. 6'.HE CONTINUED TO WORK AND FINISHED THE SHIFT.HE MISSED WORK DUE TO THIS OCCURRNENCE BEGINNING 8-28-87.

July 13, 1987 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Martin County Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED 50' OUTBY SPAD 4893. FALL WAS 40'' THICK X 20'WIDE X 20'LONG.SUPPORTED BY CONV BOLTS.FALL OCCURRED DURING 3-WK SHUTDOWN PERIOD FOR ANNUAL VACATION.HORSEBACK FORMATION WAS EV IDENT AT THE SI7E OF THE FALL.

June 15, 1987 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Martin County Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN #13ENTRY 100'INBY SPAD 4778. FALL WAS 4'THICK X 30'WIDE EXTENDING INTO INTERSECTION AND 40'LONG.A RESULT OF HORSEBACK FORMATION IN ROOF.AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED BY CONV ROOFBOLTS.E XACT TIME AND D5TE UNK. NO ONE IN MINE AT THE TIME.