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Opportunity Coal Co Inc Mine #1: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by B W McDonald
Eastern, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1513173

Opportunity Coal Co Inc Mine #1 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1987–1991
Latest incident
Aug 1991
Ownership history
  1. D F D Company Inc 1981 to 1990
  2. Opportunity Coal Company Inc 1990 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)
1991 13 182,580
1990 17 209,014
1987 3 8,893
1986 4 25,360
1985 4 33,492
1984 2 12,458
1983 2 2,250
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Opportunity Coal Co Inc Mine #1 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
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

1991 · 2 incidents

August 8, 1991 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Opportunity Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING TIMBER WITH CHAINSAW SLIPPED & FELL WITH SAW RUNNING

August 5, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Opportunity Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPL ON TAILGATE.TAILGATE WAS ON WELDER.TAILGATE KICKED OUT CAUSING FALL AND STRIKING SHIN ON TAILGATE.

1987 · 2 incidents

June 26, 1987 KY · Coal DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
D F D Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

DUST DISEASES O0 THE LUNGS

June 15, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
D F D Company Inc · Fall from machine

DISMOUNTING 7733ROCK TRUCK VICTIM WAS ON BOTTOM CHAIN STEP WHE HE LOST HIS HAND HOLD AND FELL BACKWARDS ON TO GROUND INJURING BACK