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#1 Surface: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Strong David S
Mousie, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516426

MSHA record for #1 Surface (mine ID 1516426). 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
1989
Latest incident
Dec 1989
Ownership history
  1. George'S Branch Coal Company Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#1 Surface sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
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

1989 · 1 incident

December 4, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
George'S Branch Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL WAS OPERATING ROCK TRUCK. HE STOPPED TO EAT SUPPER. AS HE WAS COMING DOWN LADDER FOOT SLIPPED. HE MISSED LAST TWO STEPS & FELL APPROX 5' TO GROUND. WIEGHT PUSHED HAND BACK WHEN HE LANDED CRACKING RIGHT WRIST.