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#1: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Wesley D. Burke
Whitesburg, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1510573

#1 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1985–1986
Latest incident
Oct 1986
Ownership history
  1. Cesco Coal Company Inc 1977 to 1978
  2. P & S Coal Company 1978 to 1979
  3. F & W Coal Company Inc 1979 to 1981
  4. B & B Coal Company 1981 to 1981
  5. Golden Oak Mining Company Inc 1981 to 1984
  6. Canaan Coal Company 1984 to 1985
  7. Reedy Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1986
  8. Fairbanks Coal Company Inc 1986 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)
1987 0
1986 36 105,945
1985 39 133,401
1984 24 18,136
1983 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#1 sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
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

1986 · 2 incidents

October 27, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM HITTING 6OLT WITH HAMMER WHILE HOLDING BOLT WITH LEFT HAND.MISSED BOLT STRUCK FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

October 23, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

EMPL MOVING CAB5E TO CUTTER WHEN HE PICKED UP CABLE CUT IN CABLE ALLOWED SHOCK TO VICTIM.

1985 · 1 incident

February 5, 1985 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Reedy Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REC\D BLOW TO LEFT CHEEK RESULTING IN BROKEN JAW AND CHEEK BONES.REC\D INJURY FROM FELLOW WORKER.