Mullin Creek Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INSTALLING TRACK ENTERING MINE LOFTING RAIL WHEN STRAINED BACK.
No 1 (D): 2 reportable incidents Coal
Mullin Creek Coal Company Inc
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Basic American Industries
MSHA Mine ID: 1509960
No 1 (D) has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1983–1985
- Latest incident
- May 1985
Ownership history
- Green Valley Coal Company Inc 1976 to 1978
- Green Valley Coal Company Inc 1978 to 1979
- Mullin Creek Coal Company Inc 1979 to 1980
- Mullin Creek Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1981
- Mullin Creek Coal Company Inc 1981 to present
- Mount Calvery Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1984
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 12 | 17,248 |
| 1984 | 40 | 134,277 |
| 1983 | 56 | 213,035 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 1 (D) sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1985 · 1 incident
1983 · 1 incident
October 6, 1983
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mount Calvery Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
AT THE TIME OF INJURY WE WERE PILLAR MINING THERFORE MR. YOUNG WAS SETTING TIMBERS. THE TIMBERS WERE IN A SCOOPE BUCKET. AS MR. YOUNG BENT OVER TO PICK-UP A TIMBER HE HAD SEVERE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.