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No 1 Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Murphy Ronald D
Elkhorn City, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1507327

No 1 Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Sep 1984
Ownership history
  1. Stewart Coal Company 1974 to 1981
  2. Southern Elkhorn Coal Corp 1981 to 1981
  3. Big Splash Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1982
  4. Murphy Elkhorn Coal Company Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1986 18 9,414
1985 4 8,416
1984 18 84,396
1983 16 90,387
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 Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
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

1 on file

1984 · 1 incident

September 24, 1984 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Murphy Elkhorn Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A HYDRAULIC HOSE BURSTED ON THE 265 LEE NORSE THAT I,NAME WAS OPERATING AND WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE DECK HE PULLED THE MUSCLES IN THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK, AS STATED BY HIMSELF