Everidge & Nease Coal Co Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJ WAS CLEANING TAILPIECE BENT OVER AND ATTEMPTED TO PICK UP SMALL ROCK FROM MINE FLOOR AND FELT PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN BACK.
No 1: 4 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1507044). 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
- 1983–1985
- Latest incident
- Oct 1985
Ownership history
- Everidge & Nease Coal Co Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
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
4 on file1985 · 1 incident
1984 · 2 incidents
Everidge & Nease Coal Co Inc · Struck by falling object
MAKING UP ROOF BOLT ON RIGHT REAR OF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING INJURED ON BACK OF HEAD.
Everidge & Nease Coal Co Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ENTRY HAD BEEN DRIVEN TO SURFACE AND STOPPED. SECTION WAS IDLE ALL EQUIPMENT HAD BEEN MOVED EXCEPT SPARE SHUTTLE CAR. ROOF IN FACE HAD HILL SEAMS WHICH RELEASED ROOF AND CAUGHT LOADING END OF
1983 · 1 incident
December 26, 1983
KY · Coal
gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator
MACHINERY
Everidge & Nease Coal Co Inc · Struck by falling object
LOADER WAS BEING TRAMMED INTO CUT IN CROSSCUT RIGHT OPERATOR PUSHED INTO FRESH CUT DISLODGNG BLOCK OF COAL 11" X 13" AND ROLLED ONTO OPERATORS RIGHT FOOT