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#1 Surface: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Deaton Ronald
Chavies, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515090

#1 Surface has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Feb 1990
Ownership history
  1. Barwick Coal Company Inc 1985 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)
1991 14 43,086
1990 13 57,771
1989 18 78,394
1988 12 89,027
1987 10 72,058
1986 7 54,519
1985 2 4,003
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#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

1 on file

1990 · 1 incident

February 1, 1990 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Barwick Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL PICKED UP ONE END OF STEEL RAIL &BACK STARTED HURTING.