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#1 Surface: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Charles E Mc Cullah
Williamsburg, Whitley County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513463

#1 Surface has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987
Ownership history
  1. Little Rock Mining Inc 1982 to present
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)
1990 8 33,138
1989 8 41,338
1988 10 11,387
1987 8 49,881
1986 13 52,376
1985 19 76,026
1984 20 94,021
1983 18 64,308
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#1 Surface sits in Whitley County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Whitley County, Kentucky · Population 36,755
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$41,719
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1987 · 3 incidents

October 19, 1987 KY · Coal DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Little Rock Mining Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

BLACKLUNG CLAIM3HAS BEEN FILED BYU RETIREE AGAINST CO.ON OCT.19 1987 IT WAS ORDERED THAT THIS CAUSE HE & THE SAME IS HEREBY SUBMITTED FOR OPINION & JUDGEMENT

September 28, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Little Rock Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPLACING A DOZ9R TRACK HITTING WITH A HAMMER PIECE BROKE OFF & HIT LEG.

May 20, 1987 KY · Coal DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Little Rock Mining Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

BLACK LUNG CLAI4 HAS BEEN FILED BY RETIREE AGAINST CO CLAIMANT WAS DENIED BY LETTER DATED 9-3-87.

1983 · 2 incidents

July 2, 1983 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Little Rock Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

MR WILSON WAS OPERATING A D-9 DOZER-PUSHING DIRT-ANOTHER DOZER WAS WORKING ABOVE HIM ALSO PUSHING DIRT-WHEN A ROCK ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND ONTO MR WILSONS DOZER AND HITTING HIM ON THE HEASD

June 1, 1983 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Little Rock Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MR. DAMRON HAD BEEN WORKING ON D-9 DOZER ROLLER FRAME/ INVOLVED HEAY LIFTING & PULLING.