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#1 Mine: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Controlled by Charles Turner
Evarts, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1511404

#1 Mine has had 1 fatality among 5 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1984–1987
Latest incident
Jul 1987
Ownership history
  1. Red Bud Colleries Inc 1978 to 1981
  2. Mountain Springs Contractors Inc 1981 to 1982
  3. Magazine Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1982
  4. Paradox Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1983
  5. W K H H Coal Contractor 1983 to 1983
  6. Pounding Mill Coal Company Inc 1983 to present
  7. Ferrett Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1986
  8. K & G Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1986
  9. Napier Coal Inc 1986 to 1987
  10. Little J & C Mining Company 1987 to 1987
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)
1989 6 1,329
1988 9 16,370
1987 5 6,290
1986 6 16,668
1985 6 30,013
1984 12 78,120
1983 5 18,041
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#1 Mine 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
July 28, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Pounding Mill Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SCOOP OPERATOR DROVE INTO RIB WITH SCOOP-PINNED HIS HEAD AGAINST RIB

Reportable incidents

4 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1987 · 1 incident

July 7, 1987 KY · Coal INUNDATION
Little J & C Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

WHILE CUTTING T2E 2RT.CROSS-CUT THE MINER CUT THROUGH INTO OLD WORKS THE MEN WERE WITHDRAWN NO ONE WAS INJURED

1984 · 3 incidents