Mining Incidents

Mine No 1: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Judex Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Music Dexter
Raven, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1510909

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 1510909). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1985–1986
Latest incident
Dec 1986
Ownership history
  1. Hall Coal Company Inc 1977 to 1978
  2. T & J Coal Company Inc 1978 to 1984
  3. Judex Coal Company Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 1 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1986 · 6 incidents

December 30, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Judex Coal Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

PERSON WAS COMP5AINING ABOUT STOMACH PAINS ON THE 12-29 ON THE 12-30 THE PERSON LEFT THE JOB SITE GOING TO THE DOCTOR ON HIS OWN, NO MENTION WAS MADE TO ANY PERSON ON THE JOB ABOUT A ACCIDENT OCCURRING INVO5VING HIS BACK. ONLY THAT HE WAS SICK AT HIS STOMACH. THERE WAS NO WITNESS TO ANY ACCIDENT INVOLVING THIS PERSONS ON ANY OF THESE DATES PERSON TOLD EVERYONE HE WAS SICK AT STOM

November 25, 1986 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Judex Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS WIRING UP P5ACE TO BE SHOT WHEN VICTIM HAD LEG WIRE TO HIT HIM IN LEFT EYE

March 18, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Judex Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WAS PICKING ROC5 FROM BELT WHEN HE HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK

March 4, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Judex Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

PERSON CLIMBING3UP ENDLOADER STPS,FOOT SLIPPED -FELL HURTING RIGHT FOOT.

February 4, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Judex Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WATERING BATTER3ES WHEN BATTERY BLEW UP PUTTING ACID IN EYE ACID IN RIGHT EYE

1985 · 2 incidents

December 10, 1985 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Judex Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PERSON WAS PULL3NG POWDER WAGON ACROSS SECTION WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

July 24, 1985 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Judex Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

HURT RIGHT THUMB WAS LIFTING ROCK FROM SCOOP BUCKET,ROCK SLID DOWN CATCHING THUMB AGAINST SCOOP BUCKET.