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Wolf Creek Mining Co Inc Bellville: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Brown Douglas E
Providence, Webster County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515165

Wolf Creek Mining Co Inc Bellville has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Jun 1985
Ownership history
  1. Wolf Creek Mining Inc 1985 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)
1988 0
1987 4 12,592
1986 14 73,024
1985 16 43,898
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Wolf Creek Mining Co Inc Bellville sits in Webster County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.5% 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.
Webster County, Kentucky · Population 12,873
4.5%
Mining share of county employment
$58,786
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1985 · 1 incident

June 6, 1985 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wolf Creek Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

WIND BLEW DUST PARTICLE INTO EYE CAUSING CORNEAL ABRASION