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No 1 Surface Mine: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Tom Ballard Co Inc · Surface
Controlled by Ballard Tom
Louisa, Lawrence County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1507055

No 1 Surface Mine has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1984–1987
Latest incident
Jun 1987
Ownership history
  1. Tom Ballard Co Inc 1974 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 10 803
1988 30 59,811
1987 70 238,514
1986 61 216,761
1985 66 215,436
1984 64 250,604
1983 53 186,194
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 1 Surface Mine 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

4 on file

1987 · 2 incidents

June 2, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Tom Ballard Co Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING THE FAN BELTS ON A AUGER CARRIAGE ENGINE FOR TIGHTNESS WITH THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. EMPLOYEE SAYS HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND GRABBED THE BELTS AT THE SAME TIME HIS KNEE HIT T HE STARTER BUTT2N ON THE CONTROL PANEL CAUSING THE ENGINE TO TURN OVER JUST ENOUGH TO CATCH HIS FINGERS IN THE FAN PULLEY. THE TIPS OF THE FIRST 3 FINGERS ON LEFT HAND WERE SEVERED AND CRUSHE

April 30, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tom Ballard Co Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING A LOADED COAL TRUCK FOR DEBRIS AND LOOSE BLOCKS ON THE EDGES, AS EMPLOYEE STARTED TO DISMOUNT HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE TOP LADDER OF THE TRUCK BED. THE LADDER STEP BROKE C AUSING EMPLOYEE3TO FALL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS LEFT FOOT.

1984 · 2 incidents

April 2, 1984 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Tom Ballard Co Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOOK A DOLLY TO THE HITCH ON THE BACK OF A #12 CAT GRADER WITH A HITCH PIN THE GRADER PULLED FORWARD THE PAN CAUGHT EMPLOEYEES RT HAND AGAINST THE BACK OF THE GRADER

March 7, 1984 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Tom Ballard Co Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS STANDING ON THE CATWALK OF THE 769C CAT ROCK TRUCK OBSERVING THE SHOT AT A DISTANCE OF APPROX 700\ FROM THE SHOT. EE WAS STRUCK IN THE LOWER LIP, LOWER ABDOMEN & UPPER LEG AREA BY A R OCK APPROX WEIGHING 2-3 LBS.