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No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Lost Eagle Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Hurley Burton
Stopover, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1509781

No 1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Dec 1983
Ownership history
  1. Star Lite Mining Inc 1976 to 1980
  2. Kennedy Coal Corp 1980 to 1983
  3. L & R Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1984
  4. Faith Energy Inc 1984 to 1985
  5. Pruler Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1985
  6. Charles Mining Inc 1985 to 1985
  7. Blackfoot Coal Company 1985 to 1986
  8. Lost Eagle Mining Inc 1986 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)
1986 17 54,814
1985 8 5,785
1984 6 8,652
1983 16 9,164
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 1 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

December 15, 1983 KY · Coal INUNDATION
L & R Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

IN 3RD CUT 6-L BREAK,CUT INTO 3\\ CORE HOLE -SAMPLE HOLE-WAS FULL OF H2O.WATER CONTINUED TO RUN UNTIL 12-18-83 WHEN BORE HOLE WAS PLUGGED.BY THEIS TIME H2O HAD ACCUM FROM FACE 2 BREAKS OUTBY.S ET PUMPS 12-19-83 COMMENCED PUMPING TO OUTSIDE.NO DANGER TO MEN AT ANY TIME,H2O LEVEL 2\.