Beth Energy Mines Inc · Accident type, without injuries
IN 6 ENTRY IN NORTH MAINS AT 50 TH XCUT FALL WAS APPROX. 30FT LONG X 16 WIDE 3 6 HIGH AT SPAD 10499. NO SIGNIFICANT INTERUPTION OF VENTILATION WAS ENCOUNTERED.
No 21: 18 reportable incidents Coal
Beth Energy Mines Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Dean,
Letcher County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1511725
MSHA record for No 21 (mine ID 1511725). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 18
- Years on record
- 1983–1985
- Latest incident
- Sep 1985
Ownership history
- Beth Energy Mines Inc 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 21 sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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
18 on file1985 · 6 incidents
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Accident type, without injuries
IN #4 ENTRY IN 1 EAST AT 2ND X-CUT FALL WAS APPROX 30 FT LONG 18 FT WIDE 4 FT HIGH AT SPAD 429A NO SIGNIGICANT INTERUPTION OF VENTILATION WAS ENCOUNTERED
September 6, 1985
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
POWERED HAULAGE
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Fall from machine
INJURED AND CO-WORKER HAD PULLED THE ROOF DRILL INTO CROSSCUT TO INSTALL A CURTAIN BOARD. THE ROOF DRILL WAS PROTRUDING INTO THE HAULWAY WHEN A SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK THE DRILL, KNOCKING INJURED O FF OF SEAT.
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Accident type, without injuries
#7 ENTRY IN 2 WEST AT 12TH X-CUT FALL WAS APPROX 75\ LONG 10\ HIGH OR MORE COULDN\T TELL. AT SPAD 10689 NO SIGNIFICANT INTERUPTION OF VENTILATION WAS ENCOUNTERED.
February 28, 1985
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE CONTINUOUS MINER HAD PULLED CABLE UP TO THE RIGHT SIDE TO CUT A CUT OF COAL.THE CABLE BECAME TANGLED IN TIMBERS.AS INJURED BENT OVER TO PUT TIMBER ON RIB,HE STATED HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BA BACK.(HE DID NOT BEGIN LOSING TIME UNTIL 3-12-85).
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Accident type, without injuries
IN 5 ENTRY IN NORTH MAINS AT 47 X CUT FALL WAS APPROX. 40 LONG 14 WIDE 4 HIGH AT SPAD 10494 NO SIGNIFCANT INTERUPTION OF VENTILATION WAS ENCOUNTERED.
1984 · 6 incidents
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
INJURED WAS CLEANING BELT. AS HE TURNED TO PUT A SHOVEL OF GOB ON TAILPIECE, HIS FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACK, STRIKING HIS BACK AGINST MINE FLOOR.
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN #5 ENTRY IN NORTH MAINS. FALL WAS APPROX. 50\ LONG X 18\ WIDE X 4\ HIGH. 150\ OUTBY SPAD 10522 NO SIGNIFICANT INTERUPTION OF VENTIILATION WAS ENCOUNTERED.
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Accident type, without injuries
IN #5 ENTRY IN 2 WEST FALL WAS APPROX 90X18X6 INBY SPAD 10687 NO SIGNIFIANT INTERUPTION OF VENT WAS ENCOUNTERED
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTNG TO PULL MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Accident type, without injuries
IN #2 ENTRY IN 2LT S.W. MAIN FALL WAS APPROX. 25 LONG 18 WIDE 3 1/2 THICK INBY SPAD 11782 NO SIGNIFICANT INTERUPTION OF VENTILATION WAS ENCOUNTERED.
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL ON 65 FT INBY SPAD 10854 IN NO 5 ENTRY NO 49 X-CUT OF 2 WEST HEADINGS.FAL APPX 80\LONG X 18\WIDE X 5\HIGH.NO INTERRUPTION OF VENTILATION ENCOUNTERED.
1983 · 6 incidents
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Accident type, without injuries
IN NORTH EAST MAINS NO 3 HDG AT 51 XCUT AT STATION NO 10510 FALL WAS APPROX 24INX20FTX25FT
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FALL OCCURRED AT FACE OF #7 ROOM AT INTERSECTION SW MAINS FALL WAS 18X18X6 HAD BEEN STOPED WE WERE NEAR OUTCROP NO SIGNIFICANT INTERUPTION OF VENT WAS ENCOUNTERED
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Accident type, without injuries
IN SW MAINS HEADINGS APPROX 80\ LONG AND 20\ WIDE UP #7 HEADING WITH SPAD #11514 BEING CENTER ACROSS #7 HEADING APPROX. 20\ FROM SPAD 11515 TO 20\ FROM 11513
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Accident type, without injuries
IN SW MAINS HEADING IN #1 HEADING 50FT INBY SPAD 11532 FALL WAS APPROX 42FTX40FT NO INTERRUPTION OF VENTILATION WAS ENCOUNTERED THE HEADINGS HAD BEEN STOPPED
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Accident type, without injuries
IN SW MAINS HEADING IN 7 HEADING AT SPAD 11529 FALL WAS APPROX 3FTX20FTX90FT
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Accident type, without injuries
IN SW MAINS HEAPING IN 8 HEADING AT SPAD 11530 FALL WAS APPROX 5FTX20FTX60FT