Mining Incidents

No 1: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Coal Mole Inc · Underground
Controlled by Little Jessie
Roxana, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515352

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1515352). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1986–1989
Latest incident
Mar 1989
Ownership history
  1. Coal Mole Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1989 · 2 incidents

February 17, 1989 KY · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coal Mole Inc · Struck by falling object

I.NAME WAS TAKING A SCOOP OF COAL DOWN #3 HEADING TO THE BELT LINE WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS LET LEG 6" ABOVE KNEE. HE HAD SCRATCHES AND BRUISES.

1987 · 2 incidents

November 8, 1987 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coal Mole Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THERE WAS A HO9SE-BACK IN TOP WEAKING TOP CAUSING IT TO FALL, ADVERESE ROOF CONDITION. TOP FELL APPROX. 20 FT WIDE X 28 FT LONG. AND APPROX. 7 FT HIGH PEAK. TIMBERED TOP AROUND FALL AND DANGE RED OFF. 3

1986 · 1 incident