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No 1: 3 recorded fatalities Coal

B & R Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Lanham Roy
Woodbine, Whitley County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513127

No 1 has had 3 fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
3
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Aug 1985
Ownership history
  1. E & R Management Inc 1981 to 1982
  2. E & R Management Inc 1982 to 1985
  3. R & R Coal Company 1985 to 1985
  4. B & R Coal Company 1985 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)
1988 0
1985 5 2,300
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 1 sits in Whitley County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Whitley County, Kentucky · Population 36,755
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$41,719
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

3 recorded
August 15, 1985 KY · Coal Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
R & R Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

THE VICTIMS WERE WORKING IN THE UNVENTILATED FACE AREAS. THEY WERE OVERCOME BY THE FUMES FROM THE BLASTING OF THREE CUTS OF COAL IN THIS AREA. THEY DIED OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

August 15, 1985 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
R & R Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

THE VICTIM WERE WORKING IN THE UNVENTILATED FACE AREAS. THEY WERE OVERCOME BY THE FUMES FROM THE BLASTING OF THREE CUTS OF COAL IN THIS AREA. THEY DIED OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

August 15, 1985 KY · Coal drill helper Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
R & R Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

THE VICTIMS WERE WORKING IN THE UNVENTILATED FACE AREAS. THEY WERE OVERCOME BY THE FUMES FROM THE BLASTING OF THREE CUTS OF COAL IN THIS AREA. THEY DIED OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.