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No 1 Surface Mine: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Paul J Sturgill
Bledsoe, Leslie County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1513696

No 1 Surface Mine has had no fatalities among 8 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
Apr 1987
Ownership history
  1. Bledsoe Surface Mining Company Inc 1982 to 1985
  2. Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc 1985 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)
1987 44 245,689
1986 58 556,776
1985 35 361,787
1984 25 140,723
1983 29 232,292
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 Leslie County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 10.6% 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.
Leslie County, Kentucky · Population 10,261
10.6%
Mining share of county employment
$40,176
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1987 · 4 incidents

April 3, 1987 KY · Coal rodman, surveyor/transit helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HO5DING A SURVEY ROD AND WALKING DOWN SIDE OF MOUNTAIN. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN SNOW AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

April 1, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN3A TWISTED POSITION WHILE LARGE ROCKS WAS BEING LOADED INTO TRUCK CAUSING HIS BACK TO BE SPRAINED OR TWISTED.

February 7, 1987 KY · Coal FIRE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FIRE STARTED AT3ON UNKNOWN ORGIN AND QUICKLY SPREAD TO THE HYDROLICS WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE TO SPREAD RAPIDLY THROUGHOUT THE MACHINE.

1986 · 4 incidents

September 26, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

I NAME WAS REPA3RING A 988 FRONT END LOADER AND AS I STEPPED DOWN FROM THE LOADER I BUMPED MY LEFT KNEE ON A MECHANIC TRUCK

July 7, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING ROCK TRUCK - RAN OVER LARGE ROCK

April 7, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS PUTTING 9ADIATOR ON D9L DOZER WRENCH SLIPPED CUT RIGHT HAND ON RADIATOR.