Mining Incidents

Smith No 7: 1 reportable incident Coal

Coalgood, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513479

MSHA record for Smith No 7 (mine ID 1513479). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Dec 1983
Ownership history
  1. Bow Valley Coal Resources Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Smith No 7 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

December 12, 1983 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bow Valley Coal Resources Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED TWO BREAKS INBY THE #2 BLEHEAD IN THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN #2 AND #3 ENTRYS. THE FALL IS APPROX. 20\ WIDE 40\ LONG AND 5\ THICK LEADING TO 001 SECTION.