Bon Trucking Company Inc · Struck by falling object
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL
No 1: 4 recorded fatalities Coal
Lantern Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Engle Bill
MSHA Mine ID: 1513202
No 1 has had 4 fatalities among 6 reportable incidents since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 4
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1984
- Latest incident
- Sep 1984
Ownership history
- Shields Mining Company Inc 1981 to 1984
- Bon Trucking Company Inc 1984 to 1984
- Lantern Coal Company Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 9 | 16,264 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
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.
Fatalities at this mine
4 recorded
September 12, 1984
KY · Coal
continuous miner operator, coal mole operator
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bon Trucking Company Inc · Struck by falling object
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL
Bon Trucking Company Inc · Struck by falling object
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL
Bon Trucking Company Inc · Struck by falling object
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL
Reportable incidents
2 on file (excluding fatalities above)1984 · 2 incidents
September 12, 1984
KY · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bon Trucking Company Inc · Struck by falling object
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL.
Bon Trucking Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL APPROX. 75 X 15-20 THICK.