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No 1 'B' Seam Mine: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Controlled by Lewis Paul Ed
Cumberland, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512874

MSHA record for No 1 'B' Seam Mine (mine ID 1512874). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1985–1986
Latest incident
Apr 1986
Ownership history
  1. Paul & Robert Lewis Mining Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 'B' Seam Mine 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

Reportable incidents

3 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1986 · 1 incident

1985 · 2 incidents

November 7, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paul & Robert Lewis Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS LIFTING SAFETY JACK HE SAID HE HURT HIMSELF DR SAID HE GOT A HERNIA FROM THAT

October 10, 1985 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paul & Robert Lewis Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TIMBER IN SCOOP WHEN HE SAID HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK.DOCTOR SAID HE HAD A BACK STAIN.