Mining Incidents

No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Thunderbird Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Hamilton Gary D
E. Mcdowell, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515286

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1515286). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Nov 1985
Ownership history
  1. Tuscoal Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1986
  2. L & B Mining 1986 to 1986
  3. Thunderbird Mining Inc 1986 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
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

1 on file

1985 · 1 incident

November 18, 1985 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
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