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No 1: 22 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Darrell L Boyd
Mayking, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1511027

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1511027). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
22
Years on record
1983–1990
Latest incident
Jan 1990
Ownership history
  1. Wampler Brothers Coal Company Inc 1978 to 1984
  2. Wampler Brothers Coal Company Inc 1984 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
ⓘ 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

22 on file

1990 · 1 incident

January 30, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wampler Brothers Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS PUTTING A PIN IN CUTTING MACHINE.HE WAS LINING UP HOLES WITH A PIECE OF PINNER STEEL.HE LINED UP HOLES AND WAS PECKING THE PIECE OF PINNER STEELBACK OUT WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL HIT H IM IN THE EYE.HE USED HIS SAFETY GLASSES PUTTINGTHE PIECE OF PINNER STEEL IN BUT TOOK THEM OFF .

1989 · 3 incidents

August 14, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Wampler Brothers Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WORKING IN LAST WORKING X-CUT IN #4 RIGHT BRK SPAD #629 PULLING STEEL OUT OF HOLE,HURT LOWER BACK AREA.

July 12, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wampler Brothers Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

CHECKING WATER IN TANK.ROCK FELL FROM TOP.HIT FINGER BROKE MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.MASHED FINGER HAD 7 STITCHES IN FINGER.

1988 · 3 incidents

July 21, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wampler Brothers Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE BOLTS. HIT HIM ON RIGHT SIDE OF NECK AND SHOULDER. HE WAS PUTTING A BIT ON A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL.

May 4, 1988 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wampler Brothers Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

FELL DOWN /ON OUT SIDE OF MINE. DISLOCATED SHOULDER PERSON SAID I GAWED AROUND AND FELL DOWN QUOTE.

1987 · 2 incidents

November 9, 1987 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Wampler Brothers Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HANGING COAL DRILL CABLE OPERATOR TURNED ON MACHINE REEL PULLED CABLE JERKED MAN.

November 9, 1987 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Wampler Brothers Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HANGING COAL DRILL CABLE SOMEONE TURNED ON MACHINE JERKED MAN HANGING CABLE PULLED DISC IN BACK.

1986 · 3 incidents

1985 · 5 incidents

January 17, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Wampler Brothers Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

VICTIM WAS CARRYING WATER PIPE & PUTTING ON BELT. WAS GOING BACK TO GET ANOTHER PIPE STEPPED ON PIECE OF COAL & TWISTED ANKLE. FRACTURED ANKLE & PULLED LIGAMENTS.

January 15, 1985 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Wampler Brothers Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROOF BOLT STRAP CAUGHT RING FINGER AGAINST ROOF BOLT CHUCK FOUR STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND

1983 · 5 incidents

September 14, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wampler Brothers Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

DRAW ROCK FELL WHILE ROOF DRILL OPERATOR WAS TALKING TO SECTION FOREMAND WHO WAS WORKING ON S.X.SHUTTLE CAR IN #2 INTERSECTION HURTING ROOF DRILL OP FRACTURED NOSE AND PELVIC BONE....

September 14, 1983 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wampler Brothers Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

DRAW ROCK FELL WHILE ROOF DRILL OPERATOR WAS TALKING TO SECTION FOREMAN WHO WAS WORKING ON SHUTTLE CAR IN #2 INTERSECTION HURTING SECTION FOREMAN HIP AND RIGHT ANKLE.

September 1, 1983 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wampler Brothers Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

SHEARED A PIN IN THE DUSTER SHAFT ON A 15RU CUTTER TURNED DUSTER AUGER UPSIDE DOWN, SLIPPED DUSTER SHAFT UP ON DUSTER MOTOR SHAFT, PUT HAND INSIDE TO CLEAN OUT THE DUST WSHEN THE DUSTER SHAFT ER SHAFT FELL OFF AND BROKE 1 FINGER AND CUT 2 FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND.