Mining Incidents

No1: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Lost Creek, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1501394

No1 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Jan 1986
Ownership history
  1. Tarheel Coals Inc 1950 to 1979
  2. Lost Mountain Mining Inc 1979 to 1981
  3. Lost Mountain Mining Company 1981 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)
1988 0
1987 0
1986 2 18,404
1985 5 23,288
1984 1 2,042
1983 56 389,573
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No1 sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.
Perry County, Kentucky · Population 27,847
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$45,261
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1986 · 1 incident

January 2, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Lost Mountain Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING 7REE WITH CHAINSAW EE PUT HEAVY PRESSURE ON SAW WHEN SAW CUT THRU TREE EE STUMBLED CUTTING LEFT HTIGH.

1985 · 1 incident

August 15, 1985 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lost Mountain Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING OPERATORS CAB AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING LANDING WITH WEIGHT ON RIGHT SHOULDER.

1983 · 2 incidents

September 8, 1983 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lost Mountain Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A HEAVY VALVE WITHOUT BENDING HIS KNEES WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A MUSCLE SPASM IN HIS BACK

March 31, 1983 KY · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lost Mountain Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING DRILL SHAVINGS WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL HOPITAL WHERE HIS AILMENT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A MUCLE SPASM IN THE LU