MINES / LICENSED / ACTIVE / MINES / ~ / (INCLUDES IDLE MINES)
DISTRICT / UNDERGROUND / SURFACE / AUGER / AUG/ / TOTAL / UNDERGROUND / SURFACE / AUGER / AUG/ / TOTAL / ABANDONED / C/OP
SURFACE / SURFACE / ACTIVE
BARBOURVILLE / 22 / 7 / 7 / 18 / 54 / 22 / 6 / 7 / 14 / 49 / 3 / 2
HARLAN / 64 / 7 / 1 / 26 / 98 / 56 / 7 / 1 / 20 / 84 / 1 / 13
HAZARD / 60 / 7 / 13 / 60 / 140 / 35 / 7 / 12 / 53 / 107 / 12 / 21
MARTIN / 102 / 17 / 11 / 41 / 171 / 92 / 16 / 11 / 38 / 157 / 2 / 12
PIKEVILLE / 133 / 16 / 36 / 87 / 272 / 96 / 13 / 36 / 77 / 222 / 24 / 26
MADISONVILLE / 27 / 31 / 0 / 24 / 82 / 20 / 22 / 0 / 18 / 60 / 9 / 13
TOTALS / 408 / 85 / 68 / 256 / 817 / 321 / 71 / 67 / 220 / 679 / 51 / 87
Total Active Mines: / 679
Total Abandoned & Change of Operator: / 138
Total Mines Licensed: / 817 / GRAND TOTAL / 817
Note: Leslie County was moved to the Barbourville District during the year.
1997 PRODUCTION BY COUNTY AND MINE TYPE
UNDERGROUND / SURFACE / TOTAL ALL MINESCOUNTY / MINES / EMPLOYEES / TONNAGE / FATALS / MINES / EMPLOYEES / TONNAGE / FATALS / MINES / EMPLOYEES / TONNAGE / FATALS
BELL / 20 / 627 / 3,722,890 / 0 / 13 / 205 / 1,854,589 / 0 / 33 / 832 / 5,577,479 / 0
BREATHITT* / - / - / - / - / 14 / 1,329 / 7,538,296 / 0 / 14 / 1,329 / 7,538,296 / 0
BUTLER / - / - / - / - / 2 / 12 / 118,854 / 0 / 2 / 12 / 118,854 / 0
CHRISTIAN / - / - / - / - / 1 / 36 / 264,094 / 0 / 1 / 36 / 264,094 / 0
CLAY / 1 / 10 / 1,750 / 0 / 9 / 113 / 330,473 / 0 / 10 / 123 / 332,223 / 0
DAVIESS / - / - / - / - / 5 / 107 / 731,155 / 0 / 5 / 107 / 731,155 / 0
FLOYD / 51 / 951 / 3,085,118 / 0 / 18 / 527 / 4,309,099 / 0 / 69 / 1,528 / 7,394,217 / 0
HARLAN / 46 / 1,062 / 8,959,441 / 1^ / 21 / 292 / 2,121,156 / 0 / 67 / 1,354 / 11,080,597 / 1^
HENDERSON / 2 / 47 / 531,403 / 0 / 4 / 170 / 1,309,124 / 0 / 6 / 217 / 1,840,527 / 0
HOPKINS / 8 / 418 / 4,446,314 / 0 / 19 / 541 / 4,657,446 / 0 / 27 / 959 / 9,103,760 / 0
JACKSON / - / - / - / - / 1 / 2 / 300 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 300 / 0
JOHNSON / 4 / 96 / 1,327,652 / 0 / 5 / 14 / 26,112 / 0 / 9 / 110 / 1,353,764 / 0
KNOTT* / 30 / 902 / 5,120,974 / 0 / 22 / 640 / 3,759,531 / 0 / 52 / 1,542 / 8,880,505 / 0
KNOX / 14 / 152 / 502,863 / 0 / 10 / 41 / 145,678 / 0 / 24 / 193 / 648,541 / 0
LAWRENCE / 1 / 39 / 60,326 / 0 / 4 / 38 / 201,679 / 0 / 5 / 77 / 262,005 / 0
LESLIE / 9 / 586 / 7,346,916 / 0 / 8 / 217 / 1,971,942 / 0 / 17 / 803 / 9,318,858 / 0
LETCHER / 26 / 1,191 / 6,459,173 / 1 / 30 / 499 / 2,648,458 / 0 / 56 / 1,690 / 9,107,631 / 1
MCLEAN / 1 / 141 / 1,165,000 / 0 / 4 / 58 / 507,004 / 0 / 5 / 199 / 1,672,004 / 0
MAGOFFIN / - / - / - / - / 4 / 100 / 1,299,497 / 0 / 4 / 100 / 1,299,497 / 0
MARTIN / 25 / 851 / 6,960,005 / 0 / 20 / 1,101 / 5,845,990 / 1 / 45 / 1,952 / 12,805,995 / 1
MORGAN / - / - / - / - / 1 / 3 / 5,000 / 0 / 1 / 3 / 5,000 / 0
MUHLENBERG / 4 / 266 / 2,924,547 / 0 / 6 / 106 / 1,133,738 / 0 / 10 / 372 / 4,058,285 / 0
OHIO / - / - / - / - / 10 / 258 / 1,630,253 / 0 / 10 / 258 / 1,630,253 / 0
OWSLEY / - / - / - / - / 7 / 27 / 114,980 / 0 / 7 / 27 / 114,980 / 0
PERRY / 17 / 737 / 4,636,179 / 0 / 20 / 823 / 6,513,435 / 1 / 37 / 1,560 / 11,149,614 / 1
PIKE / 133 / 3,822 / 22,291,439 / 0 / 139 / 3,432 / 13,109,615 / 0 / 272 / 7,254 / 35,401,054 / 0
UNION / 3 / 694 / 7,863,864 / 0 / - / - / - / - / 3 / 694 / 7,863,864 / 0
WEBSTER / 9 / 1,310 / 14,862,570 / 0 / 4 / 85 / 996,119 / 0 / 13 / 1,395 / 15,858,689 / 0
WHITLEY / 4 / 45 / 191,575 / 0 / 7 / 90 / 184,173 / 0 / 11 / 135 / 375,748 / 0
TOTALS / 408 / 13,947 / 102,459,999 / 2^ / 409 / 10,918 / 63,329,300 / 2 / 817 / 24,865 / 165,789,299 / 4^
* = Divided Counties : Hazard, Martin
^ = One additional fatality occurred in Harlan County before a mine was licensed. This resulted in a total of 5 fatalities during 1997.
1997 DISTRICT PRODUCTION SUMMARY BY TYPE OF MINE
PRODUCTION IN TONS EMPLOYEES MINES
DISTRICT / UNDER- / SURFACE / AUGER / AUGER/ / TOTAL / UNDER- / SURFACE / AUGER / AUGER/ / TOTAL / UNDER- / SURFACE / AUGER / AUGER/ / TOTALGROUND / SURFACE / GROUND / SURFACE / GROUND / SURFACE
BARBOURVILLE / 8,090,742 / 999,669 / 44,683 / 1,703,194 / 10,838,288 / 819 / 92 / 19 / 379 / 1,309 / 30 / 11 / 8 / 23 / 72
HARLAN / 12,634,693 / 184,155 / 1,919 / 3,789,671 / 16,610,438 / 1,663 / 59 / 3 / 435 / 2,160 / 64 / 9 / 1 / 24 / 98
HAZARD / 11,967,026 / 647,573 / 304,019 / 17,258,688 / 30,177,306 / 2,124 / 90 / 54 / 2,108 / 4,376 / 52 / 4 / 12 / 54 / 122
MADISONVILLE / 31,793,698 / 4,088,221 / 0 / 7,259,566 / 43,141,485 / 2,876 / 601 / 0 / 772 / 4,249 / 27 / 31 / 0 / 24 / 82
MARTIN / 15,682,401 / 7,696,731 / 186,306 / 6,055,290 / 29,620,728 / 2,643 / 1,124 / 34 / 1,716 / 5,517 / 102 / 17 / 11 / 41 / 171
PIKEVILLE / 22,291,439 / 2,684,267 / 653,546 / 9,771,802 / 35,401,054 / 3,822 / 449 / 194 / 2,789 / 7,254 / 133 / 15 / 40 / 84 / 272
TOTALS
EASTERN KY / 70,666,301 / 12,218,395 / 1,190,473 / 38,578,645 / 122,653,814 / 11,071 / 1,814 / 304 / 7,427 / 20,616 / 381 / 56 / 72 / 226 / 735
WESTERN KY / 31,793,698 / 4,088,221 / 0 / 7,259,566 / 43,141,485 / 2,876 / 601 / 0 / 772 / 4,249 / 27 / 31 / 0 / 24 / 82
TOTALS / 102,459,999 / 16,306,616 / 1,190,473 / 45,838,211 / 165,795,299 / 13,947 / 2,415 / 304 / 8,199 / 24,865 / 408 / 87 / 72 / 250 / 817
1997 TONNAGE PER FATALITY BY COUNTY
TONS PER
COUNTYTONNAGEFATALITIESFATALITY
PIKE35,401,0540
WEBSTER15,858,6890
LESLIE9,318,8580
HOPKINS9,103,7600
KNOTT8,880,5050
UNION7,863,8640
BREATHITT7,538,2960
FLOYD7,394,2170
BELL5,577,4790
MUHLENBERG4,058,2850
HENDERSON1,840,5270
MCLEAN1,672,0040
OHIO1,630,2530
JOHNSON1,353,7640
MAGOFFIN1,299,4970
DAVIESS731,1550
KNOX648,5410
WHITLEY375,7480
CLAY332,2230
CHRISTIAN264,0940
LAWRENCE262,0050
BUTLER118,8540
OWSLEY114,9800
MORGAN5,0000
CARTER1,5100
JACKSON3000
MARTIN12,805,995112,805,995
PERRY11,149,614111,149,614
HARLAN11,080,5971*11,080,597
LETCHER9,107,63119,107,631
TOTALS165,789,2994*41,431,815
* NOTE: One fatality occurred before a mine was licensed in Harlan County. Therefore the annual total is five.
1997 FATALITIES
Date / Victim / Company/Mine / District / Type of Accident / Mine Type1 / 1/29/1997 / Terry Roddy / Ash Trucking Co. / Harlan / Explosion on surface area of UG mine / UTC
2 / 7/31/1997 / Harold Brooks / Big Elk Creek Co., Inc. / Hazard / Surface-Haulage Accident / ASTC
3 / 9/19/1997 / Fay Edward Meek / Martiki #1 Mine / Martin / Surface-Haulage Accident / STC
4 / 12/21/1997 / Paul D. Campbell / Fox Mining Corp. #1 / Hazard / Underground-Electrocution / URC
5 / 12/26/1997 / Barney W. Clay / Apogee Coal dba ARCH of Kentucky / Harlan / Rib Roll / URC
TONNAGE PER FATALITY FOR UNDERGROUND AND SURFACE MINES
UndergroundTons PerSurfaceSurfaceTons PerTotal Tons
UndergroundMineUndergroundMineMineSurfaceTotalPer
YearTonnageFatalitiesMine FatalityTonnageFatalitiesMine FatalityTonnageFatality
1961...... 41,363,85755752.07024,031,3980-63,395,2551,189,005
1962...... 43,643,664411,064,47926,405,8110-70,049,4751,708,524
1963...... 48,111,053331,457,91030,027,9870-78,139,0402,367,850
1964...... 50,196,989441,140,84033,086,515311,028,83883,283,5041,771,989
1965...... 51,082,119371,380,59736,124,920218,062,46087,207,0392,236,077
1966...... 56,425,128371,525,00336,815,547312,271,84993,240,6752,331,017
1967...... 59,013,275461,282,39741,092,966410,273,241100,106,2412,002,124
1968...... 61,256,494501,225,12939,719,37466,619,895100,975,8681,803,140
1969...... 63,763,961312,056,90144,281,509222,140,754108,045,4703,274,105
1970...... 63,499,02783765,04861,809,368610,301,561125,308,3951,407,959
1971...... 52,697,787351,534,22266,469,795611,078,299119,167,5822,906,526
1972...... 56,531,862262,174,30263,739,385321,246,461120,271,2474,147,284
1973...... 63,361,739252,534,47064,145,581321,381,860127,507,3204,553,833
1974...... 64,019,427154,267,96272,749,122514,549,825136,768,5496,838,428
1975...... 66.037,552332,081,13878,166,959126,513,813144,204,5113,204,545
1976...... 64,245,115351,835,57578,348,447515,669,689142,593,5623,564,839
1977...... 64,264,215232,794,09683,341,780136,410,906147,605,9954,100,166
1978...... 61,391,736154,092,78275,449,727325,149,909136,841,4637,602,203
1979...... 76,728,306262,951,08973,108,785710,444,112149,837,0914,540,518
1980...... 79,161,587155,277,43970,982,386611,830,398150,143,9737,149,713
1981...... 79,799,194342,347,03577,760,310238,880,155157,559,5044,376,652
1982...... 77,473,291322,421,04073,839,15289,229,894151,312,4433,782,811
1983...... 66,712,175116,064,74364,883,341164,883,341131,595,51610,996,293
1984...... 89,456,89729*3,084,72181,221,394516,224,279170,678,2915,019,950
1985...... 94,719,205165,919,95074,896,858174,896,858169,616,0639,977,415
1986...... 97,838,027137,526,00267,765,312167,765,312165,603,33911,828,810
1987...... 103,080,19422**4,685,46374,179,229514,835,846177,259,4236,565,164
1988...... 99,104,469911,011,60862,104,729231,052,365161,209,19814,655,382
1989...... 103,039,042263,963,04067,476,142416,869,036170,515,1845,683,839
1990...... 108,952,882186,052,93870,420,387235,210,193179,373,2698,968,663
1991...... 101,707,903147,264,85161,585,6543***20,528,552163,293,5579,605,504
1992...... 98,309,346616,384,89165,162,785321,720,928163,472,13118,163,570
1993...... 97,551,799166,096,98768,540,855234,270,428166,092,6549,227,369
1994...... 103,357,953714,765,42165,173,465321,724,488168,531,41816,853,141
1995...... 98,043,852519,608,77059,101,79069,850,298157,145,64214,285,967
1996...... 98,479,285910,942,14359,195,320319,731,773157,674,60513,139,550
1997...... 102,459,9993*34,153,33363,329,300231,664,650165,789,29933,157,860
Surface Mines include auger and strip operations
*One fatality occurred before the company licensed for 1984, 1997 (included here).
**One fatality occurred at Island Creek Coal Co., No. 1 Mine at Preparation Plant on mine site for 1987 in Pike County.
***One fatality occurred at River Terminal-not required to license; Note: tonnages for 1993 & 1995 have been error corrected.
COAL PRODUCTON AND FATALITIES BY YEARS AND DECADES
YearEmps.MinesProductionFatalitiesTons/Fatality
1900-190982,627,273274301,559
1910-191922,597,672754295,222
1920-1929507,884,5021,614314,674
1930-1939420,493,4471,203349,537
1940-1949688,329,5931,328518,320
195075,9564,88682,176,693811,014,527
195159,9883,06973,951,266106697,653
195253,7422,36764,515,09174871,827
195346,7802,21463,535,507591,076,873
195437,5902,08958,621,115541,085,576
195544,2802,59468,900,744571,208,785
195645,4412,89675,934,180751,012,456
195742,6782,93875,775,936611,242,228
195838,7752,92467,809,271491,383,863
195935,8842,71864,990,298431,511,402
1950-1959696,210,1016891,056,464
196034,9732,88667,067,740571,176,627
196131,1612,71465,395,255551,189,055
196229,0722,57870,049,475411,708,524
196329,7172,51478,139,040332,367,850
196428,5202,49783,283,504471,771,990
196526,7422,49387,207,039392,236,078
196625,8061,93293,240,675402,331,017
196724,8961,871100,106,241502,002,124
196823,9801,675100,975,868561,803,141
196924,5461,650108,045,470333,274,102
1960-1969853,510,3074511,892,424
197028,2612,058125,308,395891,407,959
197131,3562,094119,167,582412,906,526
197230,9901,684120,271,247294,147,284
197330,5611,498127,507,320284,553,833
197439,2932,655136,768,549206,838,428
197549,4053,599144,204,511453,204,545
197648,2243,000142,593,562403,564,839
197756,7423,311147,605,995364,100,166
197864,3353,677136,841,463187,602,303
197957,7082,743149,837,091334,540,518
1970-19791,350,105,7153793,562,284
198052,9602,648150,143,973217,149,713
198159,3983,043157,559,504364,376,652
198254,7503,245151,312,443403,782,811
198345,3683,053131,595,5161210,966,293
198449,1793,392170,678,29134*5,019,950
198547,5612,871169,616,063179,977,415
198640,9562,465165,603,3391411,828,810
198741,6382,335177,259,42327**6,565,164
198844,3222,086161,209,1981114,655,382
198944,5261,934170,515,184305,683,839
1980-19891,605,492,9342426,634,268
199041,7611,769179,373,269208,968,663
199138,2201,498163,293,55717***9,605,504
199236,6551,371163,472,131918,163,570
199336,5091,368166,092,654****189,227,369
199437,9981,343168,531,4181016,853,141
199530,8051,197157,145,642****1114,285,967
199621,817845157,674,6051213,139,550
199724,865818*165,789,2995*33,157,860
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*One Fatal occurred before company licensed for 1984, 1997 (included here) ** One Fatal occurred at Island Creek Coal Company, Big Creek No. 1 Mine at Preparation Plant on mine site for 1987 in Pike County. ***One Fatal occurred at River Terminal -not required to license. **** Error corrected.
SAFETY AND CASUALTY SECTION
DIRECTORY OF MINE RESCUE STATIONS
Lexington, Kentucky 40512John L. Franklin
P. O. Box 14080
Phone 606-246-2026
Madisonville, Kentucky 42431Billy Smith
P. O. Box 521
Phone 502-824-7523
Pikeville, Kentucky 41502David Phillips
P. O. Box 3023
Phone 606-433-7742
Martin, Kentucky 41649Hershell Tackett
P. O. Box 907
Phone 606-285-3227
Barbourville, Kentucky 40741-9008Cecil Smith
Highway 25E & Cumberland Gap
P.O. Box 1886
Phone 606-546-5035
Hazard, Kentucky 41702Roger Reynolds
P. O. Box 851
Phone 606-435-6079
Harlan, Kentucky 40831Dewey Middleton
P. O. Box 836
Phone 606-573-1260
1997 STATE MINE RESCUE, BENCHMAN, EMT
and PRE-SHIFT CONTEST RESULTS
OCTOBER 8-10, 1997
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
MINE RESCUE CONTEST - IN-STATE WINNERSStanding / Company / Captain / Location
1 / Dotiki Mine / Steve Morgan / Providence
2 / Peabody Coal Co., Camp Complex / Randy Duncan / Morganfield
3 / Arch of Kentucky / Donnie Feltner / Lynch
MINE RESCUE CONTEST - OUT-OF-STATE WINNERS
Standing / Company / Captain / Location
1 / Drummond Co., Inc.,
Shoal Creek Team* / Jeff Reed / Jasper, AL
2 / Kerr-McGee Coal,
Galatia Mine / Tim Kirkpatrick / Harrisburg, IL
3 / Turris Coal, Blue Team / Pete Bryant / Elkhart, IL
*Overall Mine Rescue Winner
EMT CONTEST
Standing / Company / Primary / Location
1 / Premier Elkhorn Coal Co. / David Wilder / Myra, KY
2 / Peabody Coal Co.,
Camp Complex / John Schermerhorn / Morganfield, KY
3 / Kerr-McGee Coal Co. / Donnie Gatten / Harrisburg, IL
BENCHMAN CONTEST
Standing / Company / Benchman / Location
1 / Kerr-McGee Coal,
Galatia Mine / Joe Myers / Harrisburg, IL
2 / Drummond Co., Inc.
Shoal Creek Team / Tim Hyche / Jasper, AL
3 / Drummond Co., Inc.
Shoal Creek Team / Tim Stockman / Jasper, AL
PRE-SHIFT CONTEST
Standing / Company / Pre-shift Examiner / Location
1 / Lone Mountain Processing / Ronnie Smith / Evarts, KY
2 / Bledsoe Coal / Marvin Hoskins / Manchester, KY
3 / Golden Oak / Jack Quillen / Jenkins, KY
WESTERN KENTUCKY MINING INSTITUTE ANNUAL SAFETY DAYS
JUNE 4-5, 1997
MADISONVILLE, KENTUCKY
MINE RESCUE CONTEST - OVERALL WINNERCompany / Captain / Location
Kerr-McGee Coal Corporation
Galatia Mine Team / Tim Kirkpatrick / Galatia, IL
MINE RESCUE CONTEST - IN-STATE RUNNERS UP
Standing / Company / Captain / Location
1 / Peabody Coal Company
Camp Complex Team / Randy Duncan / Morganfield
2 / Costain Coal Inc.
Costain Team / Kevin Vaughn / Clay
3 / Arch of Kentucky
Arch of Kentucky Team / Donnie Feltner / Lynch
MINE RESCUE CONTEST - OUT-OF-STATE RUNNERS UP
Standing / Company / Captain / Location
1 / Peabody Coal Company
Marissa Mine Team / Kerry Daughtery / Marissa, IL
2 / Eastern Assoc. Coal Corporation
Federal No. 2 Team / John Sabo / Fairview, WV
3 / Drummond Coal Co.
Shoal Creek Team / Jeff Reed / Jasper, AL
EMT CONTEST
Standing / Company / Primary / Location
1 / Costain Coal, Inc.
Costain Team / Rodney Head / Clay, KY
2 / Peabody Coal Company
Camp Complex / John Schermerhorn / Morganfield, KY
3 / Kerr-McGee Coal Corporation
Galatia Mine Team / Donnie Gatten / Galatia, IL
BENCHMAN CONTEST
Standing / Company / Benchman / Location
1 / Kerr-McGee Coal Corporation
Galatia Mine Team / Joe Myers / Galatia, IL
2 / Drummond Coal Company
Shoal Creek Team / Tim Stockman / Jasper, AL
3 / Drummond Coal Company
Shoal Creek Team / Tim Hyche / Jasper, AL