Energy Producers Associates Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
I BELIEVE THAT 7HE CAB ON THE D9G DID NOT FULLY LET HIM SEE WHERE HE WAS AT. HE GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE BANK GAVE AWAY.
No 1 Surface: 1 recorded fatality Coal
MSHA record for No 1 Surface (mine ID 1509628). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1983–1989
- Latest incident
- Nov 1989
Ownership history
- Energy Producers Associates Inc 1976 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 1 Surface 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.
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
3 on file (excluding fatalities above)1989 · 1 incident
Energy Producers Associates Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
HE WAS SEEDEING STEPPED ON A ROCKSLIPPED AND FELL THEREFORE, FRACTURING HIS LEFT LEG AND ANKLE.
1987 · 1 incident
July 17, 1987
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Energy Producers Associates Inc · Struck against a moving object
I NAME RETURNED3BACK HOE TO STOCKPILE AREA 1/4 MILE AWAY 2 30 AFTER USING IT FOR 4 HRS THEN ON HIS OWN INITIATIVE OPERATED A D-96 TILL END OF SHIFT ALL EMPLOYEE WERE NOTIFIED OF LAY OFF AT TH AT TIME HE SAID3HE HAD A HEARING LOSS AND BACK INJURY AT THAT TIME THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE LAUGHTING AT HIM. HE DID NOT DESCRIBE A ACCIDENT OR ACT SERIOUS. HE WAS TOLD TO SEE A DR IF IT WAS N
1983 · 1 incident
July 15, 1983
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Energy Producers Associates Inc · Struck by flying object
OUTSIDE WELDER OSCAR ASHER CHANGD OXYGEN CYLINDER ON HIS TRUCK WHEN HE TURNED CYLINDER ON OXYGEN GAUGE -METAL PC STRUCK AND CUT OSCAR ASHER ON THE HEAD SHERMAN WEAVER WAS CUT ON THE ARM