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No 1 Surface (Greenwood): 6 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Sunoco, Inc.
Cooperville, Wayne County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1511030

No 1 Surface (Greenwood) has had no fatalities among 6 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Jul 1988
Ownership history
  1. Freedom Coal Company 1978 to 1979
  2. Shamrock Coal Company Inc 1979 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)
1989 2
1988 17 78,963
1987 47 367,960
1986 45 359,864
1985 36 251,190
1984 20 182,922
1983 33 149,869
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 1 Surface (Greenwood) sits in Wayne County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.
Wayne County, Kentucky · Population 19,592
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$41,933
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1988 · 1 incident

July 20, 1988 KY · Coal drill operator POWERED HAULAGE
Shamrock Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

DRIVING WATER TRUCK OVER HILL SHIFT LEVER BROKE WHILE DOWN-SHIFTING .HIT BRAKES HELD SOME THEN PULLED RETARDER DOWN.ENGINE SHUT OFF CAUSING INABILITY TO STEER TRUCK.THIS IS WHEN HE DECIDED TO JUMP FROM THE TRUCK.

1987 · 3 incidents

September 9, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shamrock Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING ON DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF LADDER, TWISTING HIS BACK. DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 9-11-87.

1986 · 1 incident

November 12, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Shamrock Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING A PIECE OF METAL OFF BLADE D9 IT CAME LOOSE HIT HIM IN FACE CAUSING A LACERATION OVER NOSE AND LEFT EYE

1983 · 1 incident

September 12, 1983 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Shamrock Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

CLEARING TIMBER ON HILL SIDE LEFT TRACK RAN UP ON STUMP CAUSING DOZER TO FLIP DOZER FLIPPED 4 TO 5 TIMES GOING A DISTANCE OF 170 FEET EMPLOYEE W HAS HEAD AND BACK INJURIES