Perkins Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A MESCHER MINE TRACTO HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON A ROOF BOLT PULLED LIGAMENTS IN LEFT ARM
No 1 Mine: 8 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 1514186). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1985–1988
- Latest incident
- May 1988
Ownership history
- J & L Coal Company 1983 to 1984
- Perkins Coal Company 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 1 Mine sits in Knox County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.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
8 on file1988 · 1 incident
1987 · 5 incidents
Perkins Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
DRIVING A MINE 3SCOOP LEFT HAND GOTWEDGED BETEWEEN ROOF & STEERING WHEEL BRUISED LEFT HAND
Perkins Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE DRILL GOT I3 A BIND CAUSING IT TO TUIRN OVER IT LANDED ON THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND LACERATION ON THE RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER
Perkins Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
HAULING COAL WI7H A MESHER MINE TRACTOR OVER A ROUGH ROADWAY LOWER BACK PAIN.
Perkins Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
DRIVING A MUSHE9 MINE TRACTOR OR A ROUGH RAODWAY BACK PAIN.
Perkins Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE GOT IN7O A STRAIN SITUATION PERFORMING HIS JOB AS A COAL DRILLER AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
1986 · 1 incident
Perkins Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
CAUGHT HIS HAND3BETWEENTHE TRACTORS STEERING AND WHEEL AND THE ROOF FRACTURE OF LEFT ARM NEAR THE WRIST
1985 · 1 incident
Perkins Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS DUMPING A BUCKET OF COAL OVER THE RAMP. HE HAD HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE JEEP & SCOOP. WHEN HE DUMPED THE TOUNGE CAUGHT HIS RT INDEX FINGER & CUT IT OFF.