Little River Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
11-20-89 HAD SEVERE PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
No 1: 3 reportable incidents Coal
Little River Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Varney Chris & Jackie Francis
Harold,
Floyd County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513629
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1513629). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1984–1989
- Latest incident
- Nov 1989
Ownership history
- Harco Mining Inc 1982 to 1984
- Bebe Coal Corp 1984 to 1985
- Progressive Energies Inc 1985 to 1985
- Warrior Coal Company 1985 to 1986
- Echo Valley Fuels Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1987
- Little River Coal Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 1 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1989 · 1 incident
1988 · 1 incident
Little River Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
EMPLOYEE WAS BE3DING OVER PICKING UP MINING TIMBERS AFTGER PICKING UP TIMBER HE TURNED TOTHROW TIMBER ACROSS LOWBOY OF TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK AT THAT TIME HE RECEIVED SEVERE PAIN IN LOWER BACK
1984 · 1 incident
Bebe Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
I.NAME WAS HELPING IN DRILLING IN FLOOR TO PIN THE TAIL PIECE DOWN. I.NAME MOVED CUTTING FROM HOLE BY HAND & AFTER HOLE WAS COMPLETED I.NAME ACCIDENTLY HIT TRIGGER ON DRILL I.NAME GOT CAUGHT IN SPIRAL. GLOVED PULLED ONE FINGER NAIL OFF.