Mining Incidents

Glenbrook Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Jericol Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by James A Sigmon
Glenbrook, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1502003

MSHA record for Glenbrook Mine (mine ID 1502003). 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
1984
Latest incident
Jan 1984
Ownership history
  1. Jericol Mining Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Glenbrook 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

1 on file

1984 · 1 incident

January 9, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Jericol Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE EMP WAS ROOF BOLTING WITH WILCOX THE BOLTER CAME OFF CRIB BLOCK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT