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Number 1 Surface Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Paul V Conley
Mallie, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1511853

Number 1 Surface Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Oct 1986
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
5
inspections on record
28
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 28 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Lee-Paul Coal Company Inc 1979 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)
2002 0
2001 0
2000 0
1999 0
1998 0
1997 1 473
1996 1 2,759
1995 0
1994 0
1993 0
1992 1
1991 6
1990 10 6,981
1989 11 26,633
1988 8 16,040
1987 12 36,218
1986 10 43,584
1985 8 13,915
1984 8 8,972
1983 6 21,711
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Number 1 Surface Mine sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1986 · 2 incidents

October 27, 1986 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lee-Paul Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SLEDGE HAMMER G5ANCED OFF OF PIPE AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH MAHSING BOTH LIPS AND KNOCKING OUT ONE FRONT TOOTH

July 3, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Lee-Paul Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

STEAM CLEANING 5 LOADER AND POINTED NOZZLE TOWARD HIS FOOT AND BURNED HIS TOE WITH THE STEAM