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No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Dawson Fred
Prestonsburg, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515656

No 1 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Sep 1987
Ownership history
  1. Steven Lee Enterprises 1986 to 1987
  2. Jean & Mary Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1987
  3. Morning Sun Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1987
  4. Brandy Keg Coal Company Inc 1987 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)
1987 5 1,319
1986 2 1,183
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
ⓘ 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

2 on file

1987 · 2 incidents

September 1, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Brandy Keg Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS PUTTING 6P A ROOF BOLT. A ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE HAND, THEROCK WAS ABOUT A FOOT LONG AND ABOUT 2" THICK.

June 18, 1987 KY · Coal drill operator ELECTRICAL
Brandy Keg Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

VICTIM WAS ATTE4PTING TO PULL POWER OFF BREAKER BOX WHEN BREAKER BURNED UP THEREFORE CAUSING SERIOUS BURNS TO THE BACK OF BOTH HANDS.