Billy Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL #4 IN RIGHT RETURN NOT ACTIVE SECTION
Mine No 1: 4 reportable incidents Coal
Mine No 1 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1988.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1988
- Latest incident
- Sep 1988
Ownership history
- Billy Coal Company Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 10 | 31,925 |
| 1988 | 15 | 90,867 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Mine No 1 sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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
4 on file1988 · 4 incidents
Billy Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL #4 ENTRY
Billy Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
BUMPED HEAD ON MINER AT 09:30 AM. SAID HEAD WAS HURTING BUT HE DIDNT WANT TO GO HOME. AROUND 14:30 HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE WITH A HYD DRILL. HE FINISHED DRILLING THE HOLE AND THEN JUST SAT DOWN AND THEN WE TRANSPORTED HIM TO NORTON HOSP.
Billy Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL #3 INTERSECTION, NO ONE INVOLVED.