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No 1 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Randy Johnson
Bryants Store, Knox County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512391

No 1 Mine has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Jul 1985
Ownership history
  1. Minerals Development Company 1980 to 1983
  2. Richland Contracting Company 1983 to 1984
  3. Westerman Coal Company Inc 1984 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)
1988 0
1987 0
1986 0
1985 24 36,167
1984 44 59,817
1983 3
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 Knox County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knox County, Kentucky · Population 30,034
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$33,153
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 · 2 incidents

July 25, 1985 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Westerman Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THIS IS TO REPORT AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IN OUR RETURN AIRCOURSE OUTBY ACTIVE WORKINGS THE SIZE OF THIS ROOF FALL HA NOT YET BEET DETERMINED IT IS APPROX 250FTINBY ENTRY OPENING THIS MINE IS IDLE AT THE PRESENT NO INJURYS WERE INVOLVED

May 13, 1985 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Westerman Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS NOTIFIED THAT A SHOT WAS TO BE FIRED HE CRAWLED INTO A BREAK WHERE HE WAS TOLD BY THE WITNESSES HE WOULD BE ALRIGHT HE THEN CRAWLED OUT OF THE BREAK THE SHOT WAS FIRED AND HE WAS STRUCK BY FLYING COAL CAUSING TWO LACERATIONS TO THE HEAD DISLODGING TWO TEETH AND CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE LEFT KNEE

1984 · 1 incident

December 17, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Westerman Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

TAILPIECE COVER NOT IN PLACE,NAM WORKING AT DUMPING POINT STUMBLED AND FELL INTO TOP TAILROLLER PULLING LEFT ARM UNDER IT.BRUISED LEFT ARM.