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Mjr 1: 5 reportable incidents Coal

M J R Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by Merckle Manford
Smith, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516213

Mjr 1 has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
Jan 1990
Ownership history
  1. Wash Ridge Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1989
  2. M J R Mining Inc 1989 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)
1990 20 30,217
1989 9 20,576
1988 17 83,410
1987 20 8,974
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mjr 1 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1990 · 1 incident

January 23, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
M J R Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM WAS REFUELING SALEM COAL AUGER WHEN THE HIGHLIFT IN WHICH BARRELS OF FURE PLACED IN THE BUCKET EITHER ROLLED OR KICKED INTO GEAR CAUSING ENTRAPMENT OF VICTIM, BETWEEN THE HIGHLIFT BUCKE T AND THE FUEL/HYDRAULIC TANKS OF THE COAL AUGER

1988 · 4 incidents

August 16, 1988 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wash Ridge Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS SETTING UP WATER PUMP WHEN HE SET IT DOWN ON GROUND HANDLE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN PUMP & HANDLE.

August 9, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Wash Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS OPERATING HIS DOZER WHEN IT GOT TO SLIDING THEN IT SLIPPED ON A ROCK THE WEIGHT OF THE MACHINE SHIFTED TURNING DOZER ON ITS SIDE

June 10, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wash Ridge Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I. NAME WAS HELPING MECHANIC WORK ON DOZER. THEY WERE PULLING AND LIFTING ON LULRY PAN OF THE DOZER. I. NAME DIDNT REALIZE HE WAS HURT UNTIL SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND REPORTED IT TO US ON THE 27TH OF JUNE.