Bright Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A SECTION OF RO2F COLLASPED DUE TO A PARALLEL HILLSEAM WHICH WAS ENCOUNTERED IN THE #8 ENTRY OF THE 001-0 MMV THE FALL DID NOT RESULT IN DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT
No 3: 3 reportable incidents Coal
No 3 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1985.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1985–1986
- Latest incident
- Feb 1986
Ownership history
- Bright Coal Company Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 7 | 10,416 |
| 1985 | 19 | 42,988 |
| 1984 | 1 | 725 |
| 1983 | 20 | 49,576 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 3 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
3 on file1986 · 2 incidents
January 15, 1986
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Bright Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
OP WAS ATTEMPTI3G TO TRAM BOLTER OVER A RISE IN MINE FLOOR WHEN BOLTER LUNGED CATCHING OP BETWEEN THE BOLTER & THE COAL RIB THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE OP STATED THAT THE PANIC BAR WAS FOULDER B Y A BLOCK OF CO5L. ALL INFORMATION WAS FURNISHED BY I.NAME MINE FOREMAN & I.NAME INJURED PERSON.
1985 · 1 incident
December 12, 1985
KY · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bright Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
AREA WAS BEING 1REPARED FOR BLASTING IN OESWE RO CREATE A CAVITY IN THE MINE ROOF FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELOCATING THE SECTION LOADING POINT WHEN A PIECE OF SLICK ENSIDED ROOF MATERIAL FELL STR STRIKING EMPLOY9E ON LEFT THIGH