Mining Incidents

Mine #1: 1 recorded fatality Coal

D & L Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Mize Lora
Arjay, Bell County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513770

MSHA record for Mine #1 (mine ID 1513770). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1987–1998
Latest incident
Jan 1998
Ownership history
  1. G & T Coal Company 1982 to 1984
  2. Cribb Coal Company 1984 to 1994
  3. Dns Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1990
  4. Gwen Coal Company 1994 to 1994
  5. Brandy Coal Company Inc 1994 to 1995
  6. D & L Coal Company Inc 1995 to 1996
  7. D & L Coal Company 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine #1 sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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.
Bell County, Kentucky · Population 23,878
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$32,403
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
September 8, 1989 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cribb Coal Company · Struck by falling object

THE VICTIM TRAVELED APPROX. FOUR FEET INBY PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORTS (ROOF BOLTS) AND A SECTION OF ROOF (HORSE BACK) MEASURING 0-9" THICK BY 9' BY 12' LONG FELL CRUSHING THE VICTIM.

Reportable incidents

13 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1998 · 1 incident

1997 · 2 incidents

December 16, 1997 KY · Coal DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
D & L Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EXPOSURE TO DUST.

1992 · 4 incidents

October 8, 1992 KY · Coal DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Cribb Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

BLACK LUNG DISEASE FROM BREATHING COAL DUST.

October 6, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cribb Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS LIFTING A BLOCK OF COAL AND SPRAINED HIS BACK.

September 9, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cribb Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING A BOX OF COAL RESULTED IN ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN

August 11, 1992 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cribb Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

31478T RIGHT FINGER BETWEEN 2 BLOCKS OF COAL

1991 · 1 incident

1990 · 1 incident

1989 · 3 incidents

December 16, 1989 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cribb Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

MOVE SECTION 1 YR AGO WHEN WE RETURNED WE FOUND IT.STORED ROCK AND MUCK IN FRONT OF ENTRY & WE COULDNT SEE FALL.FOUND FALL WHEN WE CLEANED ENTRY UP.

December 14, 1989 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cribb Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

NO DAMAGE.FOUND FALL ON PRESHIFT.ROOF FALL OCCURRED FROM 3PM-6AM NEXT DAY.14'LONG X 15'WIDE X 3-4'THICK.

1987 · 1 incident