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Mine #1: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Bare Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Turner Fran E
Eolia, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515274

MSHA record for Mine #1 (mine ID 1515274). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
Jul 1987
Ownership history
  1. C & B Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1988
  2. Bare Mining Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine #1 sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1987 · 4 incidents

March 18, 1987 KY · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor MACHINERY
C & B Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

REPAIR WORK WAS3BEING DONE ON A COAL FACE DRILL. A HAND HELD METAL GRINDER BEING USED BY ANOTHER WORKER THREW A PIECE OF METAL, STRIKING AN ADJACENT WORKER IN THE EYE. THE METAL PARTICLE LODGE D IN THE EYEBAL5 AND WAS LATER REMOVED BY A DR.

1986 · 2 incidents

October 13, 1986 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C & B Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL WAS A1PARENTLY CAUSED BY REMOVING COAL THAT SUPPORTED A FAULTY AREA OF THE ROOF FAULT EXISTED WHERE TWO DIFFERNET TYPES OF ROCK MET AND WAS NOT EVIDENT DURING NORMAL MINING OPERATIO FALL OCCURRED D6RING NON WORKING HOUR

August 25, 1986 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & B Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WORKER 4AS WORKING ON GROUND UNDER POLE, CO-WORKER DROPPED BRACE AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.