Mining Incidents

Mine #1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Mt Henry Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Delorey John
Oneida, Clay County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516704

MSHA record for Mine #1 (mine ID 1516704). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1994
Latest incident
Jan 1994
Ownership history
  1. Mt Henry Coal Company Inc 1989 to present
  2. East Kentucky Coal Inc 1991 to 1991
  3. Link Coal Company 1992 to 1992
  4. Vires Coal Sales Inc 1993 to 1994
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine #1 sits in Clay County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.
Clay County, Kentucky · Population 20,105
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$39,607
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

1994 · 1 incident

January 14, 1994 KY · Coal INUNDATION
Vires Coal Sales Inc · Accident type, without injuries

LOGGING CREW GRADED BRING OFF HIGHWALL OVER FLOWING POND LETTING WATER RUN IN MINE NO ONE WORKING INSIDE AT TIME (HOWEVER NO DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT ON ELECTRICAL)