Mining Incidents

#1: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Big Man Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Elliott Layton
Barbourville, Knox County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514194

MSHA record for #1 (mine ID 1514194). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1984–1990
Latest incident
May 1990
Ownership history
  1. J & S Coal Company 1983 to 1985
  2. Dale Coal Company 1985 to 1991
  3. W C Coal 1991 to 1991
  4. P & G Coal Inc 1991 to 1991
  5. Big Man Coal Company Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#1 sits in Knox County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knox County, Kentucky · Population 30,034
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$33,153
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 5, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
J & S Coal Company · Struck by falling object

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO. 2 ENTRY FACE AREA. SIZE OF THE FALL WAS APPROX 25\ LONG, 12 TO 14\ WIDE AND 8" THICK

Reportable incidents

2 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1990 · 1 incident

May 14, 1990 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Dale Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BOLTER OPER AND INJ PERSON FAILED TO RE POSITION TRAM LEVERS BEFOR RF BOLTER ENGERGIZED

1987 · 1 incident