Mining Incidents

Mine No 1: 10 reportable incidents Coal

B & P Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Parsons Thomas J
Fusonia, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517212

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 1517212). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1992–1996
Latest incident
Nov 1996
Ownership history
  1. B & P Coal Company Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 1 sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.
Perry County, Kentucky · Population 27,847
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$45,261
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1996 · 5 incidents

September 30, 1996 KY · Coal inspector OTHER
B & P Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS INSPECTOR INTER OFFICE HE STEPPED ON DOG'S LEG AND THE DOG TURNED AND BIT HIM ON BACK OF INSPECTOR'S LEG.

September 3, 1996 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B & P Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS ATTEMPTED TO LIFT CABLE AND HURT HIS BACKON THE DAY OF 9/3/96 AND DIDN'T REPORT THIS UNTIL THE DATE OF 9/5/96.

March 14, 1996 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) ELECTRICAL
B & P Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING IN BREAKER AND IT EXPLODED IN HIS FACE.

March 2, 1996 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
B & P Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RIGHT FOOT HAD TO BE AMPUTATED, THREE DAY'S AFTER ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

1995 · 1 incident

April 17, 1995 KY · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
B & P Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WAS WORKING ON BELT POWER BOX CHECKING MONITOR AND RECEPTACLE BURNED UP BURNING UP HIS HANDS.

1994 · 1 incident

1993 · 2 incidents

October 25, 1993 KY · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner POWERED HAULAGE
B & P Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CAUGHT BETWEEN TOP AND MANTRIP.

1992 · 1 incident

June 15, 1992 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B & P Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS PUTTING A BOOM JACK ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER.HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HIT THE PIECE OF METAL.