Mining Incidents

Mine No 1: 20 reportable incidents Coal

Little Corry J Inc · Underground
Controlled by Hicks Robert A
Cromona, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516495

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 1516495). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
20
Years on record
1990–1994
Latest incident
Jan 1994
Ownership history
  1. Michael Lynn Coal Company Inc 1988 to 1989
  2. Laurel Ridge Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1990
  3. Crystal Star Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1990
  4. Lonesome Pine Mining Company Inc 1990 to 1993
  5. Little Corry J Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 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

20 on file

1994 · 1 incident

January 24, 1994 KY · Coal DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Little Corry J Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPORT RECEIVED ON OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS.

1993 · 3 incidents

October 8, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Little Corry J Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN HOLE FOOT SLIPPED ON MUD & TWISTED BACK & KNEE.

January 22, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Lonesome Pine Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE SAID HE WAS SCOOPING SOME ROCK OUT OF A PLACE TO BE BOLTED AND AFTER A COUPLE OF TRIPS BOUNCED HIS HEAD IN THE TOP STOVING UP HIS NECK.

January 21, 1993 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lonesome Pine Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AFTER STATE AND FEDERAL CHECK ROOF ADN DECIDED THAT A LEFT GLUE BOLT WAS DOOING WELL. A ROOF FELL OCCURRED. WE TIMBERED AND CRIBBED. PULLED OFF SECTION AND DANGERED OFF 13 BREAKS OUTBY.

1992 · 11 incidents

July 22, 1992 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lonesome Pine Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

95149ED WAS HAULING IN A ROLL OF BELT IN SCOOP BUCKET AND BOUNCED IT INTO THE TOP AND LOOSENED A SLUG OF ROCK AND WENT ON AND IT SLUGGED OUT AND FELL IN DECK HITTING HIM IN THE LAP.

June 12, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lonesome Pine Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS USING THE TRS TO KNOCK DOWN CAP COAL AND A SMALL PIECE OF COAL ABOUT 10" SQUAIR FELL OF RIB & HIT HIM ON ANKLE.

May 7, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lonesome Pine Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS PULLING A SLAB OF ROCK & A SMALL PIECE FELL WHERE HE DID NT EXPECT & SLID DOWN HIS HIP BRUISING HIM.

April 10, 1992 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lonesome Pine Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAID HE WAS PICKING UP ONE END OF BELT ROLLER TO PUT IN HANGER & SAID HE HURT HIS BACK

February 14, 1992 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss OTHER
Lonesome Pine Mining Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

I NAME HAS BAD KNEE JUMPED OUT ON HIM & HE WENT TO HOSPITAL TO PUT BACK IN THEY HAD TO OPERATE ON KNEE

January 6, 1992 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lonesome Pine Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS GETTING IN MANTRIP & HIS KNEE JUMPED OUT. HE SAID HE TWISTED IT GETTING IN MANTRIP.

1991 · 4 incidents

August 1, 1991 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lonesome Pine Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

OUT OFF NO WARNING. A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE NO. 2 BELT AT 1 CROSSCUT INBY SPAD 128. 65' LONG AND 22' WIDE, 6' THICK. WORKED WITH MSHA AND STATE TO CORRECT.

January 22, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lonesome Pine Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLT AND RIB,STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ANKLE.

1990 · 1 incident

August 24, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lonesome Pine Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

I.NAME WAS LOADING CINDER BLOCKS IN SCOOP BUCKET AND A BLOCK FELL FROM TOP OF STACK AND HIT HIM ON RIGHT FOOT.