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Bailey Creek No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Benjamin R. Bennett
Evarts, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1504119

Bailey Creek No 1 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Feb 1983
Ownership history
  1. Eastover Mining Company 1950 to 1983
  2. Manalapan Mining Company Inc 1983 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)
1985 0
1984 0
1983 7 10,241
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Bailey Creek No 1 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1983 · 2 incidents

February 9, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Eastover Mining Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING RAIL RUNNER WHEN THE BRAKE LINE BUSTED AND QUIRTED BRAKE FLUID IN HIS EYE