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Runcoal No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

C & B Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Runyon Louis
Eolia, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514944

Runcoal No 1 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Oct 1985
Ownership history
  1. C & B Coal Company Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1986 0
1985 0
1984 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Runcoal No 1 sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
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

2 on file

1985 · 2 incidents

October 16, 1985 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C & B Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FAULT ZONE WITH SOFT SHALE DETERDETERIORATED FROM WATER AND AIR FELL DURING END OF SHIFT PULLED SUPPORT TO HELP ROOF FALL. EXTRA SUPPORT WAS PUT BACK TO HOLD TOP ALL THE WAY ON NO. 1 BELT LINE

July 15, 1985 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C & B Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FAULT ZONE WITH SOFT SHALE ROOF DETEROATED FROM WATER AND AIR FELL DURING IDLE PERIOD TRAPPING HEAD OF ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHICH WAS BEING USED TO INSTALL ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN AREA.