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Zion Mining Co Inc #5: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Zion Mining Company · Surface
Controlled by Conley Meritt
Harold, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1513060

Zion Mining Co Inc #5 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1986–1988
Latest incident
May 1988
Ownership history
  1. M & W Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1982
  2. M & W Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1984
  3. Zion Mining Company 1984 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 13 48,253
1987 11 33,827
1986 16 127,712
1985 12 108,663
1984 8 72,488
1983 3 12,194
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Zion Mining Co Inc #5 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1988 · 1 incident

May 26, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
Zion Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

THE MECHANIC SAW THAT HIS TRUCK WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS AND HE OVER REACTED AND CUT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ON THE MINE OFFICE DOOR TRYING TO GET TO IT.

1987 · 1 incident

September 2, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Zion Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EMP STEPPED ON 5 NAIL BY MISTAKE AND POUNCTURED HIS LEFT FOOT

1986 · 1 incident

November 28, 1986 KY · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Zion Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS RAISING 7HE MAST TO PUT IN DRILL POSITION AND AS THE DRILL MAST CAME TO A STOP,HE WAS PLACING ANCHOR BOLTS IN POSITION AND ACCIDENTALLY PLACED HIS FINGER IN BETWEEN THE DRILL MAST AND N UTS ON THE ANCH2R BOLT,PINNING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO.