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Mine #1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Ron Cat Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by Turner Fran E
Eolia, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515616

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
Jul 1988
Ownership history
  1. C & B Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1988
  2. Ron Cat Mining Inc 1988 to present
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 7 3,020
1988 11 65,077
1987 8 30,815
1986 5 22,343
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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

1 on file

1988 · 1 incident

July 20, 1988 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
C & B Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

USING AIR WRENCH TO LOOSEN A NUT WHEN WRENCH CAME DOWN IT THREW NUT OUT OF SOCKET AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT TEMPLR.