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No 1: 20 reportable incidents Coal

Dawn Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Napier Daryl
Oneida, Clay County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512809

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1512809). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
20
Years on record
1986–1988
Latest incident
Apr 1988
Ownership history
  1. Woods Creek Corp 1981 to 1988
  2. Dawn Coal Corp 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 sits in Clay County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.
Clay County, Kentucky · Population 20,105
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$39,607
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

20 on file

1988 · 3 incidents

April 19, 1988 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dawn Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HIT LEFT FINGER WITH TIMBER.

January 4, 1988 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Woods Creek Corp · Struck against a moving object

THIS MAN WAS DR3VING A SCOOP AND RAN OVER A CRIB BLOCK ON THE ROADWAY THE JAR CAUSED SEVERE LOWER BACK PAIN

1987 · 6 incidents

October 30, 1987 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Woods Creek Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVEL CAUGHT I3 BELT LINE AND JERKED HIS ARM WHICH CAUSED PAIN IN HIS NECK AND ARM.

October 2, 1987 KY · Coal electrician, lineman OTHER
Woods Creek Corp · Unclassified, insufficient data

SWELLING OF RIGHT KNEE DUE TO BRUISING OR INFECTION OF SUCH.

October 2, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Woods Creek Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INDIVIDUAL HAND3WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A WILCOX MINER MOTOR AND THE MINE ROOF.

August 12, 1987 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Woods Creek Corp · Struck by falling object

SHOVELING UP BE5T LINE SHOVELING AROUND STRUCTURE JACK IT FELL ON HIS RT HAND BRUISED IT

1986 · 11 incidents

September 14, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Woods Creek Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WALKING BY TIMB9R PILE AND WAS BIT BY SNAKE.

July 2, 1986 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Woods Creek Corp · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING A3JEEP HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

May 25, 1986 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Woods Creek Corp · Accident type, without injuries

DURING THE WK E3D OF 24 R 25TH A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN THE 15TH CROSSCUT INBY THE INTAKE PORTAL RANGING FROM 8 TO 9 FT THICK, 24 FT WIDE AND CROSSING NO. 1 AND NO. 2 ENTRIES.

February 25, 1986 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Woods Creek Corp · Fall onto or against objects

SHOVELING AROUN8 TAILPIECE & LIGHT CORD CAUGHT A SPLICE THROWING HIM INTO JACK ON TAILPIECE.

February 12, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Woods Creek Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE SHOVELING3COAL AT THE FACE A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS BACK SMALL PIECE OF SLATE HE DID NOT TELL ANYONE THAT DAY

January 23, 1986 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Woods Creek Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS USING RAILR2AD JACK TO JACK BRIDGE UP AND HURT BACK.

January 9, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Woods Creek Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SHOVELING3COAL AT THE FACE HE INJURED HIS BACK

January 3, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Woods Creek Corp · Struck by falling object

PULLING DRAW RO7K PIECE HIT HIM IN BACK AND RIBS