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Mine No 1: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Bruin Trucking Inc · Surface
Controlled by Porter Johnny
Sandy Hook, Elliott County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1514142

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 1514142). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1985–1988
Latest incident
Apr 1988
Ownership history
  1. Jim Lewis Mining Inc 1983 to 1984
  2. Bruin Trucking Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 1 sits in Elliott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Elliott County, Kentucky · Population 7,336
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$40,074
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1988 · 1 incident

April 15, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bruin Trucking Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DISASSEMBLING DOZER BLADE, TOP BRACE ON BLADE FELL, CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS BETWEEN BRACE AND MAIN ARM ON DOZER. AMPUTATION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER, PARTIAL AMPUTATION LEFT INDEX FINGER.

1986 · 4 incidents

August 7, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bruin Trucking Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

CHECKING RADIAT2R ONLOADER,WHICH WAS HOT DID NOT WAIT UNTIL RADIATOR COOLED DOWN BEFORE REMOVING CAP.

July 29, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bruin Trucking Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DOING RECLAIMIN1 HE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT STRING OFF A BALE OF STRAW

July 28, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bruin Trucking Inc · Struck by flying object

WORKING ON A PI3ION GEAR USING A HAMMER AND A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF AND WENT INTO THE EYE.

1985 · 2 incidents

December 6, 1985 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Bruin Trucking Inc · Struck against a moving object

BACKING UO TO 8UMP A LOAD OF DIRT, BACKED UP TO FAR AND TURNED OVER

May 4, 1985 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bruin Trucking Inc · Struck against stationary object

RAKING DIRT WITH FOOT AND CAUGHT FOOT ON ROCK AND TWISTED KNEE.