Mona Coal Corp · Contact with electrical current
PUT POWER SWITCH IN ON ELECTRICAL BOX AND BOX BLEW OUT AND BURNED RIGHT HAND AND NECK
Winifrede Mine: 7 reportable incidents Coal
Winifrede Mine has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1984–1988
- Latest incident
- Mar 1988
Ownership history
- T & D Coal Company Inc 1978 to 1979
- D & S Mining Company 1979 to 1979
- Wright Coal Company Inc 1979 to 1980
- Bent Mountain Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1981
- Oak Ridge Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1981
- Iva/Marcia Mining Company Inc 1981 to 1983
- Rosehill Mining Company Inc 1983 to 1983
- Rosehill Mining Company Inc 1983 to 1984
- Rosehill Mining Company Inc 1984 to 1985
- Gar Potter Mining Company Inc 1985 to 1986
- C & Pr Enterprises Inc 1986 to 1987
- Mona Coal Corp 1987 to 1988
- Laurel Ridge Coal Company Inc 1988 to 1990
- Hickory Hill Development Corp 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 14 | 56,555 |
| 1988 | 10 | 37,813 |
| 1987 | 18 | 16,113 |
| 1986 | 17 | 28,230 |
| 1985 | 12 | 37,387 |
| 1984 | 12 | 25,848 |
| 1983 | 7 | 2,700 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Winifrede Mine sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file1988 · 2 incidents
March 14, 1988
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mona Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
GOING THROUGH MAN DOOR HIT KNEE ON DOOR.
1986 · 3 incidents
C & Pr Enterprises Inc · Contact with electrical current
I.NAME PUT BREA5ER IN FOR THE FAN THE DOOR WAS NOT CLOSED & IT WAS RAINING & GOT THE PHASE WIRES WET & CAUSED IT TO GO FROM PHASE TO GROUND & WHEN HE DID NOT CLOSE THE DOOR FIRST IT BLEW OUT IN HIM & BURNED3HIS R ARM R SIDE & NECK & CHEST
August 4, 1986
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & Pr Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
TAILPIECE MAN L3FTED ROCK AT TAILPIECE & STRAINED BACK
July 25, 1986
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
C & Pr Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object
BOLT MACHINE OP9RATOR WAS SPOT BOLTING ON A NEW SECTION BEING STARTED AND A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW-ROCK FELL ON HIS LEG
1984 · 2 incidents
Rosehill Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL.
Rosehill Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
INJURED PERSON WAS RUNNING END LOADER, AND HAULING DIRT DOWN INCLINE BACKWARDS. THE INJURED PARTY GOT ON ENDLOADER ON HIS OWN WHILE MINE OPERATOR WAS INSIDE.