Tuscoal Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
DID NOT HAVE PERMANENT SUPPORT IN FACE AREA DUE TO ROOF BOLTER BEING REPAIRED TOP FELL AND P ULLED OTHER BOLTS LOOSE FOR APPROX 25-30 FT
No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal
Thunderbird Mining Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Hamilton Gary D
MSHA Mine ID: 1515286
No 1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1985.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1985
- Latest incident
- Nov 1985
Ownership history
- Tuscoal Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1986
- L & B Mining 1986 to 1986
- Thunderbird Mining Inc 1986 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 3 | 444 |
| 1985 | 13 | 8,116 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
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.