Curtis Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
APPROX 150 FT INBY SPAD #200 THRU BREAK AND INTERSECTION WITH AN APPROX HEIGHT OF 5 1;2 FEET APPROX TOTAL LENGTH OF FALL 110 FT. THIS PORTION OF MINES IS NOT BEING MINED.
Mine No 1: 7 reportable incidents Coal
B-F Enterprises Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Brewer Charles
Eolia,
Letcher County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516821
MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 1516821). 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
- 1991–1992
- Latest incident
- Jul 1992
Ownership history
- Billy Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1990
- Low Vein Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1992
- Curtis Coal Company Inc 1992 to 1993
- B-F Enterprises 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
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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
7 on file1992 · 4 incidents
Curtis Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
INTERSECTION 1 BRK INBY SPAD #203 ON OLD SECTION-NOT WORKING.
Curtis Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
IN #2 MAINS 20 FT INBY SPAD #127, EXTENDING TO WITHIN 20 FT OF SPAD #130 IN #3 ENTRY, EXTENDING 60 FT TO THE LEFT INTO #2 ENTRY & 20 FT TO THE RIGHT TOWARD #4 ENTRY.
Curtis Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ON 1ST LEFT OFF #1 MAINS IN FACE OF #3 ENTRY EXTENDING FROM INTERSECTION TO FACE APPROX 40FT
1991 · 3 incidents
July 13, 1991
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Low Vein Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
COAL HIGH 34 INCH THIS HEIGHT REQUIRES A LOTS WORK IN THE POSITION OF BEING ON YOUR KNEES EE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE RESULTING IN BRUISING THE LEFT KNEE.
July 8, 1991
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Low Vein Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS LIFTING COVER OFF OF RIPPER MOTOR ON MINER. EE AND OTHER EE LIFTED COVER OFF AND WAS IN LOW TOP RESULTING IN EE STRAINING BACK MUSCLE.
June 19, 1991
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Low Vein Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
TRS CAME DOWN ON ROOF BOLTER CAUSING STEEL TO HIT EE ON LEFT HAND BRUISING LEFT HAND AND FRACTURING FINGER ON LEFT HAND NO EVIDENT IMPAIRMENT DOCURED ON THIS ACCIDENT EE RECOVERED.