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Mine #1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Mountain Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Fuson Ronnie
Ingram, Bell County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515472

Mine #1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Sep 1988
Ownership history
  1. Becky Coal Corp 1985 to 1986
  2. Fuson Coal Company 1986 to 1987
  3. Mountain Coal Company 1987 to present
  4. Dan Bailey Enterprises Inc 1987 to 1988
  5. M & R Coal Company 1988 to 1989
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)
1989 9 4,280
1988 10 18,057
1987 8 17,108
1986 5 3,364
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1988 · 1 incident

September 8, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
M & R Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE INTERSECTION OF THE NO TWO HEADING APPROX 40' OUTBY FACE PRODUCTION HAD CEASED AT 4:00PM AND FOUND EMPL WERE WORKING ON LOADING PINT TWO BREAKS OUTBY THE FALL AREA THE FALL WAS 4' THICK 20' W AND 40' L NO WARNING WAS GIVEN OR NOTICED DUE TO NO ONE BURY IN THE AREA NO SIGNS OF IT WORKING WERE NOTICED DURING THE SHIFT