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No 1: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Joshco Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Stanley W Osborne
Mcdowell, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516649

No 1 has had 1 fatality among 2 reportable incidents since 1990.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1990–1994
Latest incident
Sep 1994
Ownership history
  1. Koch Carbon Inc 1989 to 1990
  2. Crystal Star Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1990
  3. Joshco Mining Inc 1990 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)
1995 0
1994 12 91,328
1993 17 69,852
1992 16 107,623
1991 15 161,596
1990 11 59,922
1989 0
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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
April 17, 1990 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Crystal Star Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WALKED INTO PLACE WHERE ROOF WASNT SUPPORTED.FATAL. INTO X-CUT BETWEEN #2 & #3 ENTRIES WHILE MOVING CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE CABLE.ROOF IN X-CUT NOT SUPPORTED...ROOF FALL 2'THICK X 15'LONG X 18-20'WIDE.WAS RECOVERED AT 11:52 AM.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1994 · 1 incident

September 18, 1994 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Joshco Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN BACK AREA. ON RETURN AIRWAYS THE AIRWAY WAS NOT BLOCKED. THE AREA WAS TIMBERED AND RESUPPORTED.