Mining Incidents

No 1 Surface: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Wesley D. Burke
Roxana, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1510531

MSHA record for No 1 Surface (mine ID 1510531). 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
1987–1988
Latest incident
Jan 1988
Ownership history
  1. No 8 Limited Of Virginia 1977 to 1984
  2. No 8 Limited Of Virginia 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 Surface sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
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

1988 · 1 incident

January 6, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTED 5 GAL. B6CKET OF GREASE AND HURT BACK.

1987 · 2 incidents

November 30, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED FROM LA8DER ON 777 HAULER TO GROUND AND SPRUNG ANKLE

July 30, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL LIFTED GREASE PUMP AND STRAINED BACK.