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Wind River Corp #1: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Wind River Corp · Underground
Controlled by Davidson Michael W
Kite, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1508332

Wind River Corp #1 has had no fatalities among 8 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1986–1989
Latest incident
May 1989
Ownership history
  1. Little & Adkins Coal Company Inc 1975 to 1980
  2. Red Mining Company Inc 1980 to 1983
  3. Wind River Corp 1983 to present
  4. Badger Mining Company Inc 1983 to 1984
  5. Bent Branch Mining Company Inc 1984 to 1985
  6. Prater & Baldridge Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1991
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)
1991 0
1990 0
1989 17 56,962
1988 29 119,870
1987 19 61,881
1986 15 32,604
1985 9 42,584
1984 14 30,500
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Wind River Corp #1 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1989 · 3 incidents

May 10, 1989 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Prater & Baldridge Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MASHED LEFT HAND WITH A PIECE OF ROCK

January 14, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Prater & Baldridge Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

DRILLING HOLE IN KETTLE BOTTOM IT FELL OUT HITTING EMPL LEFT HAND BRAKING 2 FINGERS.

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1988 · 2 incidents

1987 · 2 incidents

1986 · 1 incident

December 5, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Prater & Baldridge Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROOF BOLTER MAN3HAD STEEL IN POT OF BOLTER AND REACHED AND GOT IT WHILE BOLTER WAS RUNNING AND T WISTED HIS RT SHOULDER