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No 1 Surface: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Thomas King Evans
Pathfork, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1509695

MSHA record for No 1 Surface (mine ID 1509695). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1984–1990
Latest incident
May 1990
Ownership history
  1. Debra Lynn Coals Inc 1976 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 Surface 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

6 on file

1990 · 1 incident

May 23, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Debra Lynn Coals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A WHEEL LOADER'S SEAT FOR REPAIR WHEN THE SEAT SUDDENLY CAME FREE, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE AND SHOULDER AREA. THIS CAUSED BRUISING OF THE FACE, AND NEC K AND SHOLDER STRAIN, POSSIBLY A PINCHED NERVE.

1989 · 1 incident

November 24, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Debra Lynn Coals Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING SET A 6" WATER PUMP WHEN HE LFTED A LARGE BUCKET OF WATER ABOVE HIS HEAD CAUSING A HERNIA IN HIS NAVEL.

1988 · 2 incidents

November 26, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Debra Lynn Coals Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HIS BULLDOZER WHEN HE HIT A ROCK AND JERKED HIM, INJURING HIS BACK.

June 25, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Debra Lynn Coals Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING BULLDOZER WHEN HE SUDDENLY HAD A HEART ATTACK.

1986 · 1 incident

April 29, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Debra Lynn Coals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL INSTALLING3METAL FILTERS IN PIECE OF HEAVY EQUIP WHEN ONE FILTER SLIPPED AND CUT INTO EMPL LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER AT 2ND JOINT.

1984 · 1 incident

June 7, 1984 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Debra Lynn Coals Inc · Struck by flying object

EMP WAS GREASING CUTTER HEAD WENT TO DISCHARGE GREASE LINE AND GREASE SHOT INTO RT EYE