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Darby No 1 Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Copperhead Mining Company · Underground
Controlled by Johnson Harvey L
Pounding Mill, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516792

Darby No 1 Mine has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1990–1993
Latest incident
May 1993
Ownership history
  1. Tom Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1992
  2. Allied Mining Corp 1992 to 1993
  3. Coal Chase Corp 1993 to 1994
  4. Black Thunder Ltd 1994 to 1995
  5. Crystal Energy Inc 1995 to 1996
  6. Appalachian Fuels Inc 1996 to 1997
  7. Copperhead Mining Company 1997 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)
1994 0
1993 7 64,546
1992 5 7,301
1991 9 24,297
1990 8 17,854
1989 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Darby No 1 Mine 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

5 on file

1993 · 1 incident

May 11, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Coal Chase Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE LOST CONTROL OF THE PINNER WRENCH WHILE TIGHTENING A BOLT & IT IS STARTING SWINGING AROUND & HIT HIM IN THE ARM CRACKED BONE IN THE ARM.

1992 · 1 incident

July 14, 1992 KY · Coal security guard, watchman POWERED HAULAGE
Allied Mining Corp · Struck against stationary object

EE APPARETNLY STUCK SHOVEL HANDLE AROUND GAURD IN PLACE AT BELT DRIVE ROLLER TO SUPPOSEDLY REMOVE ROCK ON BELT SHOVEL HUNG IN BELT AND ITS HANDLE THREW HIM BACKWARDS INTO HANDRAIL ONLY REPORTE D AFTER EE WENT HOME AFTER FINISHING SHIFT.

1991 · 1 incident

April 9, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Tom Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS-PIECE OF ROCK FELL & HIT SHOULDER.

1990 · 2 incidents

December 26, 1990 KY · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
Tom Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL DRILLING COAL.DRILL GOT HUNG & HE TWISTED DRILL AROUND AND CAUGHT HAND ON MACHINE.