Mining Incidents

Mine #1: 2 recorded fatalities Coal

Controlled by Moore Vernoy
Carrie, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1511152

MSHA record for Mine #1 (mine ID 1511152). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1988–1991
Latest incident
Apr 1991
Ownership history
  1. James Rush Mining Inc 1978 to 1979
  2. James Rush Mining Inc 1979 to 1980
  3. James Rush Mining Inc 1980 to 1988
  4. Horizon Mining Company Inc 1988 to 1989
  5. Bullion Hollow Mining Company Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine #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.

Fatalities at this mine

2 recorded
April 23, 1991 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bullion Hollow Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE DOING PILLAR RECOVERY WORK THE VICTIM WAS WAS RUNNING A REMOTE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A PIECE OF THE ROOF APPROX. 30 INCHX 18 FT WIDE X 80 FT LONG SLABBED OUT CATCHING THE VICTIM UNDER IT AND CAUSING IMMEDICATED DEATH THE MINER WAS ALSO COVERED UP.

April 23, 1991 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bullion Hollow Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE DOING PILLAR RECOVERY WORK THE VICTIM WAS HELPING ON A REMOTE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A PIECE OF THE ROOF APPROX. 30 INCH THICK X 18 FT LONG SLABBED OUT CATCHING THE ICTIM UNDER IT AND CAU SING IMMEDICATE DEATH. THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS ALSO COVERED UP.

Reportable incidents

14 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1991 · 1 incident

April 9, 1991 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bullion Hollow Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A TIMBER TO SET ON SPILLAR LINE AND THOUGHT HE MIGHT HAVE STRAINED HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE WORKED 5 MORE DYAS BEFORE TAKING OFF.

1990 · 5 incidents

1989 · 7 incidents

December 20, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Bullion Hollow Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

I,NAME WAS RIDING IN SCOOP BUCKET OUTBY FACE IN #5 ENTRY ON THE WAY OUTSIDE SCOOP BUCKET RAISED AGAINST TOP AND CAUGHT HIS BACK ON ROOF BOLT.

August 31, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bullion Hollow Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT BOLTER MAN IN THE BACK OF HEAD.

1988 · 1 incident

December 5, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Horizon Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS HANGING CAR CABLE TO ROOF BOLT WHEN LOOSENING BOLT WITH WRENCH, WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND TWISTED BACK AND PULLED BACK APART.