Mining Incidents
Search Operators Mines Alerts Research Controllers Fatalgrams About
English Español
← Back to search

#1 Mine: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Controlled by Arthur C Miller
Gunlock, Magoffin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516154

MSHA record for #1 Mine (mine ID 1516154). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at #1 Mine.

Fatalities
1
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
Jan 1989
Ownership history
  1. Ky Mountain Mining Inc 1987 to 1987
  2. Kentucky Mountain Reserve Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#1 Mine sits in Magoffin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.7% 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.
Magoffin County, Kentucky · Population 11,495
2.7%
Mining share of county employment
$33,632
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

Reportable incidents

8 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1989 · 1 incident

January 27, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Kentucky Mountain Reserve Inc · Struck by falling object

INJ BOLTING TOP AND DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE HE WAS DRILLING AFTER HE HAD LET HEAD DOWN AND STRUCK HIM ON FINGER.

1988 · 7 incidents

November 18, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Kentucky Mountain Reserve Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS CHARGING BATTERIES IN SCOOP WITH END LOADER BATTERY SWUNG OVER AND STRUCK HIM ON LEFT ANKLE.

October 19, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Mountain Reserve Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS CARRYING A DIPPER JACK FOR A SCOOP. IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND CUT HIM.

July 25, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Kentucky Mountain Reserve Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS PICKING ROCK AND STATED HE DID NOT SEE A LUMP OF COAL THAT WAS COMMING OFF OF A SHAKER SCREEN.

May 2, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Mountain Reserve Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF DOAL & HIS HAND SLIPPED & HIT A METAL STRIP UNDER THE STACKER BELT

February 12, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Kentucky Mountain Reserve Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE REPORTED HE WAS TRAMMING MACHINE ACROSS SECTION AND HIT BACK AGAINST TOP.

February 9, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Kentucky Mountain Reserve Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS CLEANING BELT AND STUCK HIS HAND IN BELT WHILE STILL RUNNING CUT FINGER RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.