Mining Incidents

Black Hawk Refuse Site #1: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Black Hawk Mining LLC · Facility
Controlled by Blackhawk Mining LLC
Printer, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1505337

MSHA record for Black Hawk Refuse Site #1 (mine ID 1505337). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1990
Latest incident
Oct 1990
Ownership history
  1. Island Creek Coal Company 1950 to 1991
  2. Buck Coal Inc 1991 to 1995
  3. Bull Creek Coal Corporation 1995 to 2010
  4. Black Hawk Mining LLC 2010 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Black Hawk Refuse Site #1 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

6 on file

1990 · 2 incidents

October 4, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Island Creek Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE TAKING SAMPLE NEAR PLANT,TRIPPED OVER SAMPLE BAG CAUSING FALL RESULTING IN BRUISED HIP.

February 24, 1990 KY · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator MACHINERY
Island Creek Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ALONG WITH OTHER , AN OTHER AND 11 OTHER WERE WORKING TO GET A DOZER FREE AND USED A TREE TO WINCH THE DOZER. THE TREE WAS PULLED UPROOTED FROM THE GROUND AND ONE LIMB STURKC EE ON THE RIGH T SHOULDER AND BACK SIDE.

1988 · 2 incidents

March 9, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Island Creek Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING WASH BOX FLITES ON WASHER AND WHILE HOLDING SPACER TO SET FLITE IN PLACE, EMPLOYEE HIT FLITE WITH A HAMMER TO PUT IT IN PLACE AND THE FLITE FELL AND MASHED EMPLOYEE S T HUMB.

1987 · 1 incident

1983 · 1 incident