Alston 1-W U G Coal
Peabody Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Hanson PLC
Muhlenberg County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1510738
MSHA record for Alston 1-W U G (mine ID 1510738). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
- —
Ownership history
- Peabody Coal Company 1977 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Alston 1-W U G sits in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.2% 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.Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · Population 30,712
3.2%
Mining share of county employment
$52,672
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.