Mining Incidents

Meshach Coal Co Inc Mine No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Meshach Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Morris Vernon
Barbourville, Knox County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1510274

Meshach Coal Co Inc Mine No 1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Apr 1990
Ownership history
  1. Calvery Coal Company 1977 to 1992
  2. Meshach Coal Company Inc 1992 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 5 2,918
1993 11 16,137
1992 11 18,263
1991 10 16,357
1990 11 18,759
1989 11 17,976
1988 10 17,566
1987 10 16,728
1986 9 14,692
1985 0
1984 7 4,101
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Meshach Coal Co Inc Mine No 1 sits in Knox 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.
Knox County, Kentucky · Population 30,034
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$33,153
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

1990 · 1 incident

April 30, 1990 KY · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Calvery Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

CUT ON RIGHT FOOT. DRIVER PULLED OUT AND OUTSIDE PERSON STEP BETWEEN CARS. SHE HAD 29 STITCHES WAS TREATED AND RELEASED AT EMERGENCY ROOM. SENT BACK HOME.