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Mine #1: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Large Roger
Amburgey, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1511341

MSHA record for Mine #1 (mine ID 1511341). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Apr 1984
Ownership history
  1. Large Coal Company 1978 to 1979
  2. Charles Hamby Mining Company Inc 1979 to 1979
  3. Irishman Creek Coal Company Inc 1979 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1984 · 2 incidents

April 17, 1984 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Irishman Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

VICTIM HAD QUIT HIS JOB AND WAS WALKING OUTSIDE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE BACK.

February 27, 1984 KY · Coal loading machine/gather arm loader helper MACHINERY
Irishman Creek Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BOLT MACHINE AND PINNED HIMSELF AGAINST THE RIB.

1983 · 5 incidents

June 3, 1983 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irishman Creek Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP HAD ROOF BOLT PLATED IN A POWDER BOX AND LIFTED IT HURING HIS BACK