Joseph Brothers Inc · Struck against stationary object
NO IMPAIRMENT & HE RAN OVER A ROCK & CAUSED SCOOP TO RAISE AGAINST ROOF ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY LOW COAL & NEGLECTED TO KEEP HIS HEAD IN CLEAR
No 1 Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal
Joseph Brothers Inc
· Underground
Roxana,
Letcher County,
KY
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1511184
MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 1511184). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Nov 1983
Ownership history
- Joseph Brothers Inc 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
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.