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No 1 Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Ray Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Sunoco, Inc.
Avawam, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1505274

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 1505274). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Feb 1984
Ownership history
  1. Ray Coal Company 1950 to 1983
  2. Ray Coal Company 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 Mine sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.
Perry County, Kentucky · Population 27,847
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$45,261
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1984 · 1 incident

February 6, 1984 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ray Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SERVICING UNDERGROUND EQUIPMENT HANDLE ON GREASE GUN HARD TO PUMP, USING HIS KNEE TO APPLY ADDITIONAL PRESSURE & BRUISED THE KNEE CAUSING INFECTION WITH SEVERE SWELLING.

1983 · 1 incident