Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Dolittle Coal Company · Underground
Kay Jay, Knox County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515538

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 1515538). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
Mar 1987
Ownership history
  1. K & M Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1988
  2. J & W Coal Company 1988 to 1988
  3. Dolittle Coal Company 1988 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
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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
July 8, 1986 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
K & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

FOREMAN SOUNDIN1 ROOF WHEN HORSEBACK FELL OUT RESULTING IN FATALITY.LAST OPEN X-CUT OF #3 HEADING-12' X 21' X 2-12''.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1987 · 1 incident

March 27, 1987 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
K & M Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED IN FACE OF NO 5 ENTRFY FALLING 4 TO 5 FT HIGH 30FT LONG 20FT WIDE THRU THE INTERSECTION ON BRODE BETWEEN 4 & 5 ENTGRY