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#1 Mine: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Maggard Carlos J
Middlesboro, Bell County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514375

#1 Mine has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1986–1988
Latest incident
Jun 1988
Ownership history
  1. Matthews Mining 1984 to 1986
  2. Givens & Maggard Coal Company Inc 1986 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 10 17,685
1987 19 45,511
1986 13 12,907
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#1 Mine sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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.
Bell County, Kentucky · Population 23,878
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$32,403
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

June 2, 1988 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Givens & Maggard Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BRINGING SUPPLIES TO THE OUTSIDE. HIT ROCK WHICH PUSHED SCOOP UP INTO TOP. HAT WAS KNOCKED OFF . HEAD SQUEEZED BETWEEN ROOF AND SEAT CUCHION. NECK AND SHOULDER MUSCLE WERE PULLED.

May 28, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Givens & Maggard Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE WAS HANGING CABLE. SLIPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED BACK WHILE TRYING NOT TO DROP CABLE. RESTED OVER WEEKEND - WORKED 4 HRS. 5/30/,,. WENT TO DOCTOR 5/31/88. RETN TO WORK 6/6/88 - WORKED 2 DE AYS. RETN'D TO DOCTOR. STAY OFF 2 MORE WEEKS.

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1987 · 3 incidents

May 26, 1987 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider MACHINERY
Givens & Maggard Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS HELPING DRI5L MAN WHEN MAN DROPPED (SLIPPED OUT OF HANDS) DRILL FELL, HIT KNEE

1986 · 2 incidents