Mining Incidents

No 1 Surface: 9 reportable incidents Coal

Shorty Coal Inc · Surface
Controlled by Wesley D. Burke
Neon, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1514927

MSHA record for No 1 Surface (mine ID 1514927). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1989–1994
Latest incident
May 1994
Ownership history
  1. Tammy Anne Inc 1984 to 1993
  2. Shorty Coal Inc 1993 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

9 on file

1994 · 4 incidents

May 2, 1994 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Shorty Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A HAULER. WHILE BACKING UP TO THE BERM, HE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT BIG TOE.

April 28, 1994 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shorty Coal Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE EE WAS HELPING TO PULL SOME 6 INCH HOSE DOWN THE MOUNTAIN WHERE HE AND SOME OTHER EE HAD BEEN PUMPING WATER OUT OF THE COAL PIT, AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

April 5, 1994 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shorty Coal Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO TIGHTEN UP A HOSE ON HIS DOZER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS LEFT KNEE.

January 6, 1994 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Shorty Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERA TING HIS HAULER HE SAID THE BED OF HIS HAULER DROPPED HARD AFTER DUMPING CAUSING HIS NECK & BACK TO HURT

1993 · 3 incidents

September 21, 1993 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Shorty Coal Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HIS DOZER REMOVING BRUSH FROMA HOLLOW FILL, HIT AYELLOWJACKET BEE'S NEST, AND GOT STUNG SEVERAL TIMES.

April 19, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tammy Anne Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A FINAL DRIVE TO PLACE IN DOZER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT BACK-POSSIBLE HEMIATED DISC.

March 12, 1993 KY · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tammy Anne Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO PRY ON DOZER TRACKS. BAR DISLODGED & STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN GROIN CAUSING POSSIBLE HERNIA.

1992 · 1 incident

October 7, 1992 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tammy Anne Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL MAKING ROAD OVER HIGHWALL WITH DOZER. PUSHED A ROCK OVER HIGHWALL. DIDNT REALIZE ENDLOADER AND OPERATOR WAS IN COAL PIT BELOW. THE ROCK STRUCK RIGHT SIDE OF ENDLOADER. INJ RECD SOME MINOR LACERATIONS AND CONTUSIONS.

1989 · 1 incident

November 28, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tammy Anne Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL EXITING TRUCK -FOOT CAUGHT IN STEPS CAUSING FALL SEVERAL FEET TO GROUND LANDING ON RIGHT WRIST,SUFFERED SEVERE FRACTURE.