Mining Incidents

#1: 1 reportable incident Coal

S & S Contracting · Underground
Controlled by Saunders Doug
Barbourville, Knox County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516354

#1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1988.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at #1.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Oct 1988
Ownership history
  1. Roark Contracting Inc 1988 to 1988
  2. S & S Contracting 1988 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 6 1,100
1988 3 1,162
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#1 sits in Knox 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.
Knox County, Kentucky · Population 30,034
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$33,153
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

1988 · 1 incident

October 28, 1988 KY · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
S & S Contracting · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK ABOUT THE SIZE OF A MINERS CAP 1 1/2 IN THICK FELL ON I.NAMES ARM WHICH LAY ACROSS TIMBER KNOCKER ON MESCHER TRACTOR BREAKING HIS ARM