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Dredge No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Louisa, Lawrence County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515462

MSHA record for Dredge No 1 (mine ID 1515462). 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
1987
Latest incident
Jan 1987
Ownership history
  1. Sunnyside Coal 1985 to 1986
  2. V & W Dredging 1986 to 1989
  3. Kentucky May Coal Company Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Dredge No 1 sits in Lawrence County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.4% 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.
Lawrence County, Kentucky · Population 16,171
3.4%
Mining share of county employment
$45,584
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

1987 · 1 incident

January 2, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
V & W Dredging · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING A BEARING ON A VIBRATING SHAKER.EMPLOYEE HAD HIS HAND ON SHAFT AND A COUNTERBALANCING WHEEL DISLODGED,STRIKING AND PINNING HIS FINGER BETWEEN SHAFT AND WHEEL.FIRST HOINT JOINT BROKEN AN8 LACERATED ON RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND.