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No 1 E Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Catenary Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Patriot Coal Corporation
Benham, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1507334

MSHA record for No 1 E Mine (mine ID 1507334). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Feb 1985
Ownership history
  1. International Harvester Company 1974 to 1977
  2. Benham Coal Inc 1977 to 1980
  3. Benham Coal Inc 1980 to 1989
  4. Catenary Coal Company 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 E 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1985 · 1 incident

February 22, 1985 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Benham Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS CARRYING TWO FIVE GALLON BUCKETS OF OIL TO THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE WHEN HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS MIDDLE BACK MUSCLE STRAIN STRAIN TO BACK. THE INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED AT THE TIME O F THE ACCIDENT, LATE REPORT.

1984 · 2 incidents

October 25, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Benham Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR HAD COME TO THE DUMP AND UNLOADED COAL. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING OUT OF THE CAR TO CHANGE SEATS TO GO BACK TO MINER WHEN THE CAR ROLLED BACK CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE. DIAGNOSIS TWISTED KNEE, TENDER TO PALAPATION AT KNEE AND 1/3 OF FEMUR.