Locust Grove Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8PECTING A DOZER AND BECAUSE OF DARKNESS, EMPLOYEE TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A SMALL HOLE.
#1 Surface: 1 reportable incident Coal
Locust Grove Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Edward L Clemons Estate
Mt Carmel,
Breathitt County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516220
MSHA record for #1 Surface (mine ID 1516220). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1987
- Latest incident
- Dec 1987
Ownership history
- Locust Grove Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
#1 Surface sits in Breathitt County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.3% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Breathitt County, Kentucky · Population 13,438
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$41,101
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.