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#1 Surface: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Tommy G Gambrel
Williamsburg, Whitley County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512654

#1 Surface has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Oct 1986
Ownership history
  1. Black Hole Coal Company Inc 1980 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)
1989 8 20,229
1988 4 8,913
1987 18 56,185
1986 14 29,542
1985 4 11,740
1984 14 33,365
1983 18 62,319
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

1 on file

1986 · 1 incident

October 29, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Black Hole Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS CARRYING3ROCK WITH AN 850 CASE TRACK LOADER TO FILL DRAINAGE DITCH IN HOLLOW FILL. I.NAMES BACK IS BROKE & PERMANENT DISABILITY WAS CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT. HE HAS LOST USE OF HIS LEGS.