Mining Incidents

#1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Headache Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Gray Dennis
Barbourville, Knox County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516938

MSHA record for #1 (mine ID 1516938). 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
1991
Latest incident
Jul 1991
Ownership history
  1. Granny Rose Coal Company 1990 to 1990
  2. Gary Coal Mining 1990 to 1990
  3. C & H Mining 1990 to 1991
  4. Michael Coal Company 1991 to 1992
  5. Headache Coal Company Inc 1992 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1991 · 1 incident

July 17, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Michael Coal Company · Struck by falling object

APPROX. 2 TO 4 INCH OF DRAW SHALE FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS INJURING THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR.