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#1 Surface: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Lockworth Inc · Surface
Inez, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516120

#1 Surface has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1987–1988
Latest incident
May 1988
Ownership history
  1. Lockworth Inc 1987 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)
1988 39 90,936
1987 31 79,977
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#1 Surface sits in Martin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 8.0% 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.
Martin County, Kentucky · Population 11,181
8.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,185
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

1988 · 2 incidents

May 9, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lockworth Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING EQUIPMENT-WAS MOVING FUEL HOSE FROM DOZER TO FUEL TANK-TURNED HIS RIGHT SNKLE AND FELL TO GROUND RESULTING IN SPRAIN.

April 14, 1988 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lockworth Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON LOADER EATING MEAL. WHEN HE GOT READY TO START BACK TO WORK AFTER MEAL, HE STEPPED FROM LOADER TO PUSH BEAM ON D10 DOZER. WHEN HE WENT TO STEP TO THE GROUND FROM THE DO ZER, HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT LEG RESULTING IN FRACTURE.

Show 3 earlier incidents

1987 · 3 incidents

November 6, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lockworth Inc · Fall from machine

EMP WAS STANDIN1 ON TRACK OF DOZER FUELING MACHINE. WHEN HE FINISHED FUELING HE TURNED TO GET DOWN FROM DOZER AND SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND

August 13, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lockworth Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WORK TWO DAYS-C2MPLAINED OF CONTINUED BACK PROBLEMS DUE TO LIFTING LOADED TRAILER.OFF WORK 8/13/87.

August 2, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lockworth Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS AS8ISTING TO PUT LOADED STRAW TRAILER ON TRUCK HITCH WAS LIFTING LOADED TRAILER WITH 4X4 AND STRAINED BACK