Mining Incidents

#1 Surface: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Vegas Coals Inc · Surface
Controlled by Gorman L D
Grapevine, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1508610

MSHA record for #1 Surface (mine ID 1508610). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Jan 1984
Ownership history
  1. Kem Coal & Vegas Coal Company Inc 1975 to 1977
  2. Vegas Coals Inc 1977 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#1 Surface sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.
Perry County, Kentucky · Population 27,847
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$45,261
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1984 · 1 incident

January 6, 1984 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vegas Coals Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

1983 · 1 incident

November 7, 1983 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vegas Coals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON EQUIPMENT WHEN SHOTS WAS FIRED FROM THE WOODS.