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Mine No 1: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Apache Fuel · Underground
Controlled by Noble James E
Linefork, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516664

Mine No 1 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1993.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1993–1995
Latest incident
Jun 1995
Ownership history
  1. Black Diamond Coal Company 1989 to 1995
  2. Taylor Coal Company 1990 to 1992
  3. Apache Fuel 1995 to 1995
  4. Apache Fuel 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1995 8 6,000
1994 25 43,337
1993 22 56,009
1992 20 22,514
1991 28 71,199
1990 15 21,270
1989 12 6,443
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
ⓘ 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

3 on file

1995 · 1 incident

June 22, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Apache Fuel · Struck by falling object

VICTIM WAS BOLTING TOP IN FACE AREA,WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM CANOPY, STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK. HE WAS TAKEN BY US TO HOSPITAL. HE WAS DIAGNOSED AND OPERATED FOR BROKEN DISC.

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1993 · 2 incidents

November 1, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Black Diamond Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM HAD HIS BACK TO THE BOLT MACHINE. THE HELPER TRAMMED THE MACHINE FORWARD HITTING VICTIM ON SIDE OF HEAD KNOCKING HIM DOWN THE RESULT OF THE REQUIRED VICTIM HAVING LACERATION TO THE SID E OF HEAD, BEHIND HIS EAR REQUIRING 6-8 SUTURE. THIS DID NOT RESULT IN PERMANET INJURY. VICTIM HAS RETURN TO FULL DUTY.

October 6, 1993 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Black Diamond Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS SHOVELING AT TAILPIECE ON SECTION. HE TOSSED A BUCKET OF PLASTER INTO SHOVEL. THE IMPACT OF THIS CAUSED HANDLE OFSHOVEL TO COME UP HITTING VICTIM IN THE MOUTH. THIS RESULTED IN A CUT ON TONGUE OF VICTIM, REQUIRING 3 STITCHES. NO PERMANENT DISABILITY.