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#1 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Jarisa Inc · Underground
Deane, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516613

MSHA record for #1 Mine (mine ID 1516613). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1991–1993
Latest incident
May 1993
Ownership history
  1. Jarisa Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#1 Mine sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1993 · 1 incident

May 14, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jarisa Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLATE BAAR TO PRY CAP ROCK FROM THE TOP WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN THE AREA OF AN OLD HERNIA OPERATION.

1992 · 1 incident

November 13, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jarisa Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE SAYS HE PICKED UP A 35-40 LB BLOCK OF COAL TO PUT IT ON THE BELT LINE AND FELT A STABBING PAIN IN THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE.

1991 · 1 incident

September 18, 1991 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator POWERED HAULAGE
Jarisa Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED PARTY WAS IN SCOOP BUCKET HEADING TO THE FACE. HIS FOOT WAS HANGING ON THE EDGE OF THE BUCKET WHEN THE SCOOP WENT OVER A ROLL, CAUSING THE EDGE OF THE BUCKET TO STRIKE THE TOP. THE RIG HT FOOT WAS PINNED CAUSING A FRACTURE.