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.
No 1 Surface: 6 reportable incidents Coal
No 1 Surface has had no fatalities among 6 reportable incidents since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1984–1990
- Latest incident
- May 1990
- Debra Lynn Coals Inc 1976 to present
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 16 | 80,701 |
| 1989 | 25 | 89,376 |
| 1988 | 27 | 75,907 |
| 1987 | 21 | 71,504 |
| 1986 | 34 | 127,934 |
| 1985 | 46 | 213,625 |
| 1984 | 37 | 185,592 |
| 1983 | 28 | 72,200 |
No 1 Surface sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
6 on file1990 · 1 incident
1989 · 1 incident
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
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HIS BULLDOZER WHEN HE HIT A ROCK AND JERKED HIM, INJURING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING BULLDOZER WHEN HE SUDDENLY HAD A HEART ATTACK.
1986 · 1 incident
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
EMP WAS GREASING CUTTER HEAD WENT TO DISCHARGE GREASE LINE AND GREASE SHOT INTO RT EYE