Mining Incidents

No 1 Plant: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Park Valley Inc · Facility
Controlled by Bill Wagers
Manchester, Clay County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1504407

MSHA record for No 1 Plant (mine ID 1504407). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1987–1997
Latest incident
Nov 1997
Ownership history
  1. Short Creek Coal Company 1950 to 1973
  2. A & J Coal Company 1973 to 1974
  3. Skyuka Mining Corp 1974 to 1975
  4. Joc Coal Mining Inc 1975 to 1981
  5. Hatfield Terminals Inc 1981 to 1985
  6. Co Clay Inc 1985 to 1987
  7. Co Clay Inc 1987 to 1990
  8. Hazel Creek Energy Inc 1990 to 1993
  9. Park Valley Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 Plant sits in Clay County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.
Clay County, Kentucky · Population 20,105
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$39,607
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

1997 · 2 incidents

November 13, 1997 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Park Valley Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

COAL DUST WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE CAUSE OF BLACKLUNG.

November 5, 1997 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Park Valley Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

COAL DUST WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE CAUSE OF BLACK LUNG.

1987 · 1 incident

February 18, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Co Clay Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS CLOSING3DOOR ON RAILROAD CAR USING A PRY BAR. HE APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE DOING THIS