Mining Incidents

No 1: 13 reportable incidents Coal

Safety Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Clark Edgar N
Bryants Store, Knox County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514633

No 1 has had no fatalities among 13 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1984–1989
Latest incident
Feb 1989
Ownership history
  1. K A S Coal Inc 1984 to 1985
  2. Safety Coal Company 1985 to 1989
  3. Safety Coal Company Inc 1989 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)
1990 14 6,803
1989 6 17,657
1988 11 20,977
1987 24 35,387
1986 8 3,764
1985 22 18,844
1984 18 8,281
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 1 sits in Knox County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knox County, Kentucky · Population 30,034
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$33,153
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

1989 · 1 incident

February 3, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Safety Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

AFTER MAKING BELT SPLICE THEY WERE RELEASING RED DEVIL COMEALONG TO LET BOLT BACK IN PLACE WHEN EMPL PUT HAND ON RELEASE TRIP & LET HANDLE CATCH HAND.

1988 · 3 incidents

September 25, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Safety Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A LARGE HORSEBACK FELL OUT OVER WEEKEND IN #8 HEADING APPROX. 3-5' THICK, 15' WIDE AND 20' LONG. WAS NOT A TRAVELWAY. FIRM SHALE TOP.

May 11, 1988 KY · Coal driller operator POWERED HAULAGE
Safety Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS BACKING SCOOP INTO INTERSECTION WHEN ANOTHER SCOOP HIT HIM KNOB ON STEERING WHEEL HIT HIM IN THE BACK

1987 · 5 incidents

September 24, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Safety Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS BUILDIN1 BLOCK BRATTICE AND REACHED FOR BLOCK AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS SIDE.

August 29, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Safety Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING A PIECE3OF 3/8 SHEET METAL MEASURING 4X3FT AND HURT OR STRAINED HIS BACK.

June 3, 1987 KY · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator POWERED HAULAGE
Safety Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

TWO JEEPS HIT A7 INTERSECTION FORCING HEAD OF ONE DRIVER INTO RIB.

May 4, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Safety Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRAM PINNER TO 1UT UP BOLT.CAME UP OVER ROLL AND MACHINE CAME DOWN ON HAND.

1985 · 2 incidents

March 19, 1985 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
K A S Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

A HIDDEN SLIP (HORSEBACK) WAS THE DIRECT CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT.

March 19, 1985 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
K A S Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

A HIDDEN SLIP (HORSEBACK) WAS THE DIRECT CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT.

1984 · 2 incidents

September 28, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K A S Coal Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ON ROLL BRATTICE CLOTH PULLED BACK MUSCLES.

August 20, 1984 KY · Coal driller operator EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
K A S Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILL INTO A MISFIRED SHOT. EE HAD FINE COAL DUST IN BOTH EYES & FACE. ALSO HAD CUT BELOW LOWER LIP THAT REQUIRED 2 S TITCHES.