L A R Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPLOYEE WAS SE7TING JACKS ON CONTINUGUS MINER MACHINE HE APPARENTLY WAS IN THE WRONG POSITION WHEN HE PULLED AT A JACK AND INJURED HIS BACK.
No 1: 6 reportable incidents Coal
Mountain Ridge Mining Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Pendleton Eugene
Evarts,
Harlan County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513085
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1513085). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1984–1987
- Latest incident
- Nov 1987
Ownership history
- Eastern K Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1981
- Darkmont Coal Corp 1981 to 1984
- L A R Mining Company Inc 1984 to 1988
- L A R Mining Inc 1988 to 1989
- Mountain Ridge Mining Inc 1989 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
6 on file1987 · 3 incidents
August 17, 1987
KY · Coal
lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
L A R Mining Company Inc · Rubbed or abraded
EMP JOB REQUIRE8 CRAWLING ON KNEEDS, RIGHT KNEE SWELLED UP & REQUIRED SURGERY
L A R Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS SE7TING JACKS NEXT TO THE RIB WHEN COAL ROLLED OFF, STRICKING HIM ON THE SHOULDER AND BACK.
1986 · 2 incidents
L A R Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EE WAS CLEANING3LOOSE COAL OUT FROM UNDERNEATH SWING CASE ON MINER SO HEAD WOULD GO DOWN, AFTER EE COMPLETED CLEANING COAL UP & WAS MOVING BACK AWAY FROM THE FACE AREA, A PIECE OF ROCK 4' X 4 U02' X 0"-12" T2ICK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK . THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED BETWEEN LAST ROW OF T IMBERS & FACE OF COAL.
January 30, 1986
KY · Coal
lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper
MACHINERY
L A R Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMP WAS BESIDE 4INER WHILE IT SUMPED AND SHIVE WHEEL BROKE OFF AND STRUCK EMP ON THE HEAD
1984 · 1 incident
L A R Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
THE EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING A LO-LO BELT LINE TOWARD THE HEAD-DRIVE WITH THE BELT, CLEARANCE BEING 18 INCHES ALONG THE BELT TO WITHIN 10 FT OF THE HEAD DRIVE AND DOWN TO 10 INCHES OVER. THE BELT D RIVE. HE BECAME LODGED WHEN HE DIDN\T GET OFF THE BELT. HE WAS HUNG SIDWAY OVER THE HEAD DRIVE. THE BELT TRAVELS AT OVER 300 FT/MIN.