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Darby No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Burco Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by Bill J Collett
Coalgood, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517174

MSHA record for Darby No 1 (mine ID 1517174). 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
1992
Latest incident
Mar 1992
Ownership history
  1. Burco Mining Inc 1991 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

1992 · 1 incident

March 5, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Burco Mining Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SITTING ON PTM TABLE AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OFF. HE FELL AND BRUISED HIS SHOULDER. HE WENT TO HARLAN HOSPTIAL FOR PRECOATION TO BE X RAYED.