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#1 Mine: 9 reportable incidents Coal

K-Mac Inc · Underground
Controlled by Ellison Carl
Dayhoit, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516864

MSHA record for #1 Mine (mine ID 1516864). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1994
Latest incident
Oct 1994
Ownership history
  1. Leigh Energy Inc 1990 to 1993
  2. Ibold Inc 1993 to 1995
  3. K-Mac Inc 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1994 · 9 incidents

October 26, 1994 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ibold Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS PUTTING SHEAR PIN IN FEEDER BREAKER. PUT FINGER IN HOLE TO LINE IT UP. MEN TURNED IT WHILE MY FINGER WAS IN HOLE LEFT MIDDLE.

October 10, 1994 KY · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
Ibold Inc · Struck by flying object

WAS INSTALLING A CANOPY ON COAL DRILL WHILE USING A HAND GRINDER HE GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN EYE.

October 3, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ibold Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS LIFTING SMALL DP BOX AND PULLED SOMETHING IN LOWER RIGHT BACK.

June 16, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ibold Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS WORKING ON TOP OF BUILDING AND FACE BOARD PULLED LOOSE FROM RAFTERS AND HE FELL OFF BUILDING.

June 6, 1994 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ibold Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CARRYING 2 CANS OF HYDRAULIC OIL TO SERVICE MINER

June 1, 1994 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ibold Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS SERVICING MINER ON SURFACE OF MINES WRENCH SLIPPED CUTTING HAND BETWEEN THUMB & FINGER REQUIRING 3 STITCHES

May 13, 1994 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Ibold Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRAVELING ON ROADWAY IN OLD WORK WEST THEN WATER HOLE GOT METAL IN EYE. RUN SCOOP UP ON MUCK PILE ON SIDE OF THE OPERATOR PUSHING HEAD AGAINST TOP HURT NECK.

January 24, 1994 KY · Coal scoop car operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Ibold Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO HAVE BLACK DUST DISEASE.

January 4, 1994 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Ibold Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO HAVE BLACK DUST DISEASE.