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#1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Blackrock Inc · Surface
Controlled by Robert D Jessee
Closplint, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516420

#1 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1992.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1992
Latest incident
Aug 1992
Ownership history
  1. R D J Mining Inc 1988 to 1990
  2. Blackrock Inc 1990 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)
1994 25 14,782
1993 21 34,664
1992 13 32,213
1991 7 18,466
1990 5 16,620
1989 5 20,526
1988 4 6,405
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#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

2 on file

1992 · 2 incidents

August 4, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Blackrock Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF COAL AND THE CYLINDER WENT OUT, CAUSING THE BED TO UNLOAD QUICKLY. THE SUDDEN MOVEMENT JARRED THE EMPLOYEE. HE THEN FELT SUDDEN NECK PAIN.

June 3, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blackrock Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOEYE REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP A CHAIN HE THEN FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACK AND WAS UNABLE TO WALK.