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No 1: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Jenkins, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517396

No 1 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1994.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1994–1995
Latest incident
Aug 1995
Ownership history
  1. Premier Elkhorn Coal Company 1993 to 1993
  2. Blackstar Mining Company Inc 1993 to 1994
  3. Black Star Mining Company Inc 1994 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)
1996 0
1995 10 71,664
1994 16 69,349
1993 4 9,654
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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

3 on file

1995 · 1 incident

August 14, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Black Star Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROOF DRILL HELPER WAS SETTING FOOT JACK AND CANOPY THE CANOPY OF ROOF DRILL HIT THE OPERATOR IN THE TOP OF HIS HEAD.

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1994 · 2 incidents

June 10, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Black Star Mining Company Inc · Fall from ladders

EE HAS ALLEDGED HE HURT HIS LEG ON 06-10-94 BY STEPPING OFF LADDER DURING THE DATE ABOVE THIS WAS NOT REPORTED TO HIS FOREMAN EE DID INOT WORK ON SAT 06-11-94 & WAS DISCHARGED FOR NOT REPORTIN G TO WORK ON MON 06-13-94 IN THE DAY EE CALL & SAID ACCIDENT REPORTED I SAZID I WOULD HAVE TO INVESTIGA TE IT I TALKED WITH HIS FOREMAN EE ON 06-13-94 & HE SAID THAT THERE WAS NO MENTION OF A

January 20, 1994 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Blackstar Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE MINE FOREMAN WAS WATCHING WORKMAN BUILD A SEAL WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL STRIKING THE MINE FLOOR, IT THEN FELL OVER STRIKING HIM IN THE RIGHT KNEE.