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Bailey Mining Co No1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Bailey Mining Company · Underground
Weeksbury, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512288

Bailey Mining Co No1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Aug 1984
Ownership history
  1. Sandy Lynn Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1981
  2. Sandy Lynn Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1984
  3. Bailey Mining Company 1984 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 0
1988 0
1987 0
1986 0
1985 0
1984 10 22,869
1983 21 40,800
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Bailey Mining Co No1 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
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

1984 · 1 incident

August 13, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sandy Lynn Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTER TRAM BOLTER IN 5 HEADING AND WENT OUT UNDER ROOF THAT WAS NOT SUPPOSED AND ROCK FELL ON I NAME FAILED TO SET SAFETY JACKS.