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Stone Mt Coal #1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Stone Mountain Coal · Underground
Controlled by Owens Danny Ray
Pathfork, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516439

Stone Mt Coal #1 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1993.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1993
Latest incident
Aug 1993
Ownership history
  1. Rb Coal Company Inc 1988 to 1993
  2. Day Branch Coal Company Inc 1993 to 1994
  3. H & R Mining Company Inc 1994 to 1995
  4. T R C Coal Company 1995 to 1995
  5. Bic Coal Company Inc 1995 to 1995
  6. Stone Mountain Coal 1995 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)
1994 23 44,275
1993 19 53,628
1990 0
1989 9 28,695
1988 17 13,809
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Stone Mt Coal #1 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

2 on file

1993 · 2 incidents

August 25, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Day Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING CABLE AT BRIDGE BEHIND MINER UNDER SUPPORTED ROOF WHEN A SECTION OF DRAW ROCK FELL HIT EMPLOYEE ON HIP.