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Laurel Co #1 Strip: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by James J Kocian
London, Laurel County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1511811

Laurel Co #1 Strip has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1988–1993
Latest incident
Sep 1993
Ownership history
  1. Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc 1979 to 1985
  2. Ikerd-Bandy 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)
1994 8 36,442
1993 26 169,653
1987 5 21,967
1986 16 47,502
1985 14 10,904
1983 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Laurel Co #1 Strip sits in Laurel County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Laurel County, Kentucky · Population 62,731
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$56,999
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1993 · 1 incident

September 27, 1993 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF A FUEL TRUCK & TURNED HIS ANKLE

1988 · 1 incident

October 3, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE INJURED MAN WAS A TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE WORKING WITH A RECLAMATION CREW DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON A CLOSED JOB HE STRAINED HIS BAKC PICKING UP A BAG OF WHEAT SEED