EE WAS HELPING 6OLT. HE LET HIS FOOT GET UNDER THE DRILL HEAD & AS THE OP LET THE HEAD DOWN IT CAUGHT HIS RT FOOT.
No 1 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal
C & J Mining Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Sturgill Ann Marie Rose
MSHA Mine ID: 1506760
No 1 Mine has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1983–1986
- Latest incident
- Aug 1986
Ownership history
- Coffee Cup Coal Company Inc 1973 to 1991
- C & J Mining Company Inc 1991 to 1991
- C & J Mining Company Inc 1991 to present
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 9 | 14,645 |
| 1991 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 4 | 250 |
| 1986 | 4 | 7,097 |
| 1985 | 8 | 25,926 |
| 1984 | 8 | 55,816 |
| 1983 | 7 | 27,975 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 1 Mine sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.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 file1986 · 2 incidents
Coffee Cup Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Coffee Cup Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
COAL HAD PINCHE8 OUT IN INTERSECTION MINER PULLED BACK FROM FACE. MINE HAD BEEN IDLE. LAST WORK WAS 2-21-86. CONDITON FOUND WHEN MINE RESUMED WORK.
1983 · 1 incident
Coffee Cup Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMP WAS ADVANCING WING CURTAIN TOWARDS FACE OF #4 ENTRY WHEN ROCK FELL IN LEFT X CUT FALLING BACK THROUGH LAST ROW OF ROD BOLTS AND STRIKING HIM ROCK HIT HIM ON LEFTR SIDE BREAKING HIS PELVI ND ANOTHER ROCK STRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT CHIPPING PIECE OF BONE BEHIND HIS LITTLE TOE