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No 24 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Big J Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Jordan Ted
Pathfork, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1508801

MSHA record for No 24 Mine (mine ID 1508801). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
May 1983
Ownership history
  1. Twenty Four Coal Company Inc 1975 to 1979
  2. Harlan No 4 Coal Company 1979 to 1981
  3. Rb Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1981
  4. Big J Coal Company Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 24 Mine sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1983 · 3 incidents

May 17, 1983 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big J Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS SHOVELING BELT HEAD AND PULLED BONE LOOSE IN WRIST

January 25, 1983 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big J Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BELT STRUCTURE FROM #3 BELT WHEN STRUCTURE GOT CAUGHT AND MASHED LEFT RING FINGER. RETURN TO WORK WITH LIGHT DUTY.