Mining Incidents

Lawrence No 1 Surface Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

H Group Inc · Surface
Controlled by Hite Joseph P
Chapman, Lawrence County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1512776

MSHA record for Lawrence No 1 Surface Mine (mine ID 1512776). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Aug 1983
Ownership history
  1. H Group Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Lawrence No 1 Surface Mine 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

3 on file

1983 · 3 incidents

August 8, 1983 KY · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H Group Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS REMOVING TRANSMISSION FROM D85. HAD ALL 3 BOLTS OUT, CHANGED POSITION TO STANDING SIDEWAYS ON DOZER & STARTED TO REMOVE ONE OF THE THREE BOLTS RELEASED & TRANSMISSION WAS DROPPED ON LEF T FOOT FRACTURING THE BIG TOE. TRANSMISSION PENNED LEFT TOE AGAINST DOZER.

July 12, 1983 KY · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H Group Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON AUGER AND HE ENCOUNTERED ASLIPPERY SPOT ON CAT WALK CAUSING LEFT LEG TO SLIP BETWEEN BEAM AND CAT WALK. LEFT LEG WAS BRUISED SKINNED AND A KNOT BECAME EVIDENT ON SHIN. LEFT LEG WAS X-RAYED, WOUND CLEANSED AND DRESSED. EMPLOYEE WAS TOLD TO KEEP LEG ELEVATED AND APPLY ICE FOR THE REST OF DAY.

May 5, 1983 KY · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor MACHINERY
H Group Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WASON AUGER AND OPERATING OVERHEAD CRANE (HOIST) WHEN IT MALFUNCTIONED AND SWUNG STEEL SIDE WAYS. STEEL MASHED LEFT HAND AGAINST POST ON BIT RACK WHICH HOLDS STEEL FROM OR FOR AUGER. STEEL AND POST ON BIT RACK SKINNED LEFT HAND, WHICH BLED A LITTLE AND CRACKED TWO KNUCLES. KNUCKLES WERE PLACED IN A CAST. LIGHT DUTY IS REQUESTED FOR THE NEXT THREE WEEKS.