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Darby No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Harlan-Bell Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Lemar Reece
Coalgood, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513631

MSHA record for Darby No 1 (mine ID 1513631). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Apr 1983
Ownership history
  1. Harlan-Bell Coal Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Darby 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

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

April 26, 1983 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Harlan-Bell Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE TURNED HER BELT OFF TO CLEAN THE BOTTOM BELT SHE WAS SHOVELING THE COAL THAT HAD SPILLED OFF THE TOP BELT ONTO THE BOTTOM BELT SHE TURNED HERR HER BODY & HIT THE START BUTTON & STARTED TH E BELT & CAUGHT HER COAT INT HE BELT PULLING HER INTO THE TAILPIECE.