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No 1 Surface: 1 reportable incident Coal

Mouthcard, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516151

No 1 Surface has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Oct 1989
Ownership history
  1. Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc 1987 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)
1993 1
1992 0
1991 5 7,640
1990 25 177,462
1989 26 214,121
1988 12 27,924
1987 13 38,096
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 Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1989 · 1 incident

October 11, 1989 KY · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator MACHINERY
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING HIGHWALL DRILL UP ELEVATED ROAD WAY WITH CAB DOOR OPEN THE DOOR CAME BACK SHUT ON EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND CUTTING LITTLE FINGER.