Mining Incidents

Holbrook & Slone Mining Co Inc #1: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by O'Dean Holbrook
Pippa Passes, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514642

Holbrook & Slone Mining Co Inc #1 has had no fatalities among 6 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Aug 1986
Ownership history
  1. Jones Branch Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1985
  2. Holbrook & Slone Mining Company Inc 1985 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)
1987 16
1986 27 59,807
1985 3 8,381
1984 3 5,876
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Holbrook & Slone Mining Co Inc #1 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1986 · 6 incidents

March 26, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Holbrook & Slone Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

RUNNING A BOLTE9 THE BOLTER TRAMMED ON HIS LEG

January 22, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Holbrook & Slone Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE ROOF BOLT3NG A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 4 FT WIDE FELL ONTO AND BROKE HIS ARM