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#1: 3 recorded fatalities Coal

Brownhorse Mining · Underground
Barbourville, Knox County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516719

MSHA record for #1 (mine ID 1516719). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
3
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1990–1991
Latest incident
Dec 1991
Ownership history
  1. Granny Rose Coal Company 1989 to 1991
  2. Old Timer Coal Company 1991 to 1991
  3. Brownhorse Mining 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

3 recorded
July 31, 1990 KY · Coal driller operator Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Granny Rose Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EXPLOSIVES. A BLASTING ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROX. 2:00 PM ON 7/31/90 ON THE 001-0 SECTION AT GRANNY ROSE COAL CO., NO. 3 MINE, ID 1516719. THREE EMPLOYEE'S WERE FATALLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDE NT.

July 31, 1990 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Granny Rose Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EXPLOSIVES. A BLASTING ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00 PM ON 7/31/90 ON THE 001-0 SECTION AT GRANNY ROSE COAL CO., NO. 3 MINE, ID 1516719. THREE EMPLOYEES WERE FATALLY INJURED.

July 31, 1990 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Granny Rose Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EXPLOSIVES. A BLASTING ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROX 2:00 PM ON 7/31/90 ON THE 001-0 SECTION AT GRANNY ROSE COAL CO., NO. 3 MINE, ID NO. 1516719. THREE EMPLOYEES WERE FATALLY INJURED IN THE ACCI DENT.

Reportable incidents

3 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1991 · 2 incidents

1990 · 1 incident

July 31, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Granny Rose Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

GOT DOWN ON SMOKE. (SMOKE FROM THE USE OF EXPLOSIVES. SEE FATAL #'S 37-39)