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Bedrock Mine #1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Flintstone Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Williamson Daniel B
Turkey Creek, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516156

Bedrock Mine #1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1997.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1997
Latest incident
Nov 1997
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
4
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 4 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Fountain Blue Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1997
  2. A & A Francis Energy Inc 1997 to 1997
  3. Mc Veigh Mining Inc 1997 to 1997
  4. Blackstar Coal Company Inc 1997 to 1998
  5. Flintstone Mining Inc 1998 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)
1999 0
1998 18 22,061
1997 29 7,462
1993 0
1992 0
1991 0
1990 0
1989 0
1988 11 44,114
1987 11 11,763
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Bedrock Mine #1 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
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

1997 · 1 incident

November 11, 1997 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blackstar Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATES THAT HE WAS INSTALLING TOP PANEL ON THE FACE POWER CENTER, WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK, HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT OF WORK, THOUGHT PAIN WOULD GO AWAY, EE CALLED MINE ON 1 1-11-97 STATED HE WAS GOING TO SEE A DR.