Bow Valley Coal (Ky) Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 331 SECTION APPX 800FT OUTBY THE FACE IN THE ENTRY OF #4 ENTRY THE FALL WAS APPROX 18FTX18FTX4FT
No 1 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal
Bow Valley Coal (Ky) Inc
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Controlled by
Bow Valley Industries Ltd
MSHA Mine ID: 1513358
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
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Jan 1984
Ownership history
- Bow Valley Coal (Ky) Inc 1982 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 12 | 66,879 |
| 1983 | 13 | 54,991 |
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 Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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.Bell County, Kentucky · Population 23,878
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$32,403
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1984 · 2 incidents
Bow Valley Coal (Ky) Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL APPROX 17\L X 6\W OCCURRED IN THE #2 ENTRY APPROX 1000\ INBY THE #2 BELTHEAD
1983 · 1 incident
Bow Valley Coal (Ky) Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE FACE OF 2 ENTRY