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No 1 Surface: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Reading & Bates Corp
Carcassonne, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1511949

No 1 Surface has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Jun 1984
Ownership history
  1. Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc 1979 to 1981
  2. Golden Oak Mining Company Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1985 0
1984 41 220,468
1983 22 117,586
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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

2 on file

1984 · 2 incidents

June 20, 1984 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STARTED TO CLIMB ON LOADER FOOT SLIPPED TRIED TO CATCH WITH LEFT HAND AND HAND CAUGHT IN BETWEEN HAND RAILING AND FRAME

June 17, 1984 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON THE LINE-UP SHAFT FOR THE CUTCH IN A WATER TRUCK AND THE HAMMERING RESULTED IN A PIECE OF STEEL FLYING INTO HIS EYE.