Precieux Coals Inc · Struck against a moving object
EE RAN OVER LARGE ROCK WITH SCOOP CAUSING BACK OF NECK TO HIT DECK OF THE SCOOP.
No 1: 5 reportable incidents Coal
Precieux Coals Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Middleton Darrell
Dayhoit,
Harlan County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512915
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1512915). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1988–1990
- Latest incident
- Jan 1990
Ownership history
- Ewing Mining Corp 1981 to 1983
- Ewing Creek Mining Company Inc 1983 to 1983
- Big K Coal Company 1983 to 1984
- Dayhoit Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1987
- Uppa Creek Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1987
- Uppa Creek Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1987
- Cecil & Bob Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1988
- Precieux Coals Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 1 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1990 · 1 incident
1988 · 4 incidents
Cecil & Bob Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE BIT IN THE STIFF JACK BROKE AND THE JACK KICKED OUT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT LEG AND RIGHT SIDE.
Cecil & Bob Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I,NAME & OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE THROWING TIMBERS UP TO THE FACE AND OTHER EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTLY HIT HIM WITH A TIMBER IN THE SHOULDER.
Cecil & Bob Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
A FRONT SHEAVE ON THE MINER BROKE OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE KNEE.
Cecil & Bob Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
A BIT IN A STIF JACK BROKE AND THE JACK KICKED OUT AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK