Mining Incidents

No 3: 9 reportable incidents Coal

L & J Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Mize Lanious & Jackie
Middlesboro, Bell County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1500237

MSHA record for No 3 (mine ID 1500237). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1986–1992
Latest incident
Jan 1992
Ownership history
  1. Fair View Coal Company 1950 to 1973
  2. New Hignite Coal Company Inc 1973 to 1987
  3. Rough Diamond Inc 1987 to 1991
  4. L & J Coal Company Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 3 sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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.
Bell County, Kentucky · Population 23,878
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$32,403
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1992 · 1 incident

January 2, 1992 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
L & J Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

NO.6 ENTRY AT #20 X-CUT; A CRACK WAS PRESENT AT 28-30" AND 30" CONV.BOOTS HAD BEEN INSTALLED.ROOF FALL OCCURRED PRIOR TO THIS COMPANY TAKING THE OPERATION.

1989 · 4 incidents

1988 · 3 incidents

February 18, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Rough Diamond Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME WAS RIDING IN THE BUCKET OF A SCOOP AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND THE TOP

1986 · 1 incident