Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

B B & H Inc · Underground
Controlled by Bargo Royal
Wallins, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513575

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 1513575). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
May 1987
Ownership history
  1. G & H Coal Company 1982 to 1985
  2. High Energy Coals Inc 1983 to 1983
  3. G & H Coal Company 1985 to 1985
  4. W T K Coal Partners 1985 to 1985
  5. B B & H Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 Mine sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1987 · 2 incidents

May 5, 1987 KY · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper MACHINERY
B B & H Inc · Struck by falling object

I NAME SET A JA7K ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MINER AND THE JACK DISLODGED A PIECE OF ROCK WHICH FELL ONT HE VICTIM CAUSING MULTIPLE INJURIES.

February 6, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
B B & H Inc · Struck by falling object

I.NAME KNOCKED 7IMBERS OUT FROM UNDER A PIECE OF ROCK