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No 1: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Big K Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Jody Samons
Grethel, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1505209

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1505209). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1990–1991
Latest incident
May 1991
Ownership history
  1. Grethel Mining Company 1950 to 1976
  2. Mitch Coal Company Inc 1976 to 1987
  3. Big K Coal Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1991 · 2 incidents

May 30, 1991 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Big K Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPL DRILLING #2 HEADING.THE SHOT FIRER INFORMED EMPL HE WAS READY TO SHOOT.EMPL SHUT THE DRILL OFF.THE SHOT FIRER SHOT THE DYNAMITE.THE #1 HEADING SHOT THROUGHT TO #2 X-CUT.EMPL WAS INJURED B Y FLYING COAL.

March 21, 1991 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Big K Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING THROUGH #3 ENTRY WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF RASH FELL OUT BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDER.

1990 · 2 incidents

October 9, 1990 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big K Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL BUILDING SEAL AND LIFTED CONCRETE BLOCK,HURT HIS BACK.

January 19, 1990 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Big K Coal Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OVERCOME BY SMOKE FROM BLASTING THIS REPORT COMPLETED AS THE RESULT OF A PART 50 AUDIT