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No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Obeco Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Brackett Orville
Evarts, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515669

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
Jun 1987
Ownership history
  1. Lee W Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1987
  2. Rawhide Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1989
  3. Osborne Coal Yard Inc 1989 to 1989
  4. L P N Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1990
  5. Spike Coal Inc 1990 to 1990
  6. Monark Mining Inc 1990 to 1991
  7. Fossil Fuel Inc 1991 to 1992
  8. Obeco Mining Inc 1992 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)
1992 0
1990 6 980
1989 15 14,153
1988 17 24,180
1987 22 25,683
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 1 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
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

June 19, 1987 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rawhide Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SU4PING MINER UP & JACK BIT BROKE & THEW JACK STGRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE STOMACH