Mining Incidents

No 1: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Sandy River Mining Company · Underground
Controlled by Ron Newberry
Gunlock, Magoffin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514287

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1514287). 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
Latest incident
Aug 1984
Ownership history
  1. Fin Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1984
  2. Finn Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1985
  3. Sandy River Mining Company 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 sits in Magoffin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.7% 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.
Magoffin County, Kentucky · Population 11,495
2.7%
Mining share of county employment
$33,632
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1984 · 3 incidents

August 9, 1984 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Finn Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND HALF HEADERS STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON BACK WHILE HE WAS USING LIFTING JACK TO RAISE SHUTTLE CAR.

January 17, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fin Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MOVING POWER & HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A WELDER & SAID HE HURT HIS BACK.

January 4, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper POWERED HAULAGE
Fin Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRYING A LUMP OF COAL THAT WAS STUCK IN FEEDER BAR CAUGHT MOVING CHAIN AND KICKED BACK HITTING MAN IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD BELIEVE MANS JAW IS BROKE SMALL CUT ON FOREHEAD