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#1: 1 reportable incident Coal

R & H Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Meade Wilson R
Verda, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513814

MSHA record for #1 (mine ID 1513814). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
May 1985
Ownership history
  1. Black Jack Coal Company 1982 to 1983
  2. Black Spade Coal Company 1983 to 1983
  3. Mountain Creek Coal Company 1983 to 1984
  4. Michael Glen Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1985
  5. Michael Glen Coal Company 1985 to 1985
  6. Newcoal Inc 1985 to 1985
  7. B & L Energy Resources Inc 1985 to 1986
  8. R & H Coal Company Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#1 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
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

May 17, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Newcoal Inc · Struck by falling object

RB OPERATOR DRILLING HOLE FOR BOLT IN LEFT CORNER OF FACE.HE WAS CHANGING FROM STARTER STEEL TO FINISHING STEEL WHEN PIECE OF ROCK 30\\ X 36\\ 1-4\\ THICK DISLODGED FROM ROOF STRIKING HIM IN L LOWER BACK.