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No 1 Surface: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Lockworth Inc · Surface
Louisa, Lawrence County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1512065

MSHA record for No 1 Surface (mine ID 1512065). 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
1984–1987
Latest incident
Feb 1987
Ownership history
  1. Lockworth Inc 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 Surface sits in Lawrence County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.4% 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.
Lawrence County, Kentucky · Population 16,171
3.4%
Mining share of county employment
$45,584
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

1987 · 1 incident

February 16, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lockworth Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

ICE AND SNOW ST2RM SLIPPERY, WASPULLING HOSE FROM THE TRUCK TO FUEL MACHINE AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICY GROUND.

1984 · 2 incidents

November 26, 1984 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Lockworth Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE BACKED UP TO DUMP LOADED TRUCK. RIGHT SIDE OF TRUCK SUNK IN THE MUD AND EMPLOYEE THOUGH THE TRUCK WAS GOINT TO ROLL HE JUMPED FROM CATWALK ON TRUCK.

April 27, 1984 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Lockworth Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS DRIVING LOADED ROCK TRUCK FROM PIT AREA TO DUMP AREA WHEN HE MISJUDGED THE ROAD, RAN OVER THE BERM AND THE TRUCK OVERTURNED ON ITS RIGHT SIDE INTO THE PIT AREA. OPERATOR WAS THROW N AGAINST THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER AND DOOR.