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Surface Mine No 1: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Lee Congleton
Woodbine, Knox County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1505526

Surface Mine No 1 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
Mar 1989
Ownership history
  1. Richland Coal Company 1950 to 1985
  2. Richland Coal Company 1985 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)
1990 12 42,861
1989 16 69,757
1988 11 39,876
1987 13 50,246
1986 16 57,072
1985 16 46,930
1984 18 75,857
1983 20 94,934
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Surface Mine No 1 sits in Knox 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.
Knox County, Kentucky · Population 30,034
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$33,153
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1989 · 1 incident

March 7, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Richland Coal Company · Struck by flying object

TREE LIMB HIT LEFT CAB GLASS ON DOZER SENDING FRAGMENTS IN OPERATORS LEFT EYE

1988 · 2 incidents

May 26, 1988 KY · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator FIRE
Richland Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 988 LOADER, WHEN A HYDRAULIC HOSE BURSTED CAUSING OIL TO SPRAY ON ENGINE CAUSING A FIRE. EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM LOADER TO AVOID BEING BURNED. HE LANDED ON HIS FEET AND R OLLED TO ONE SIDE CAUSING A FRACTURE IN HIS LEFT LOWER LEG.

February 11, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Richland Coal Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE USING AN ELECTRIC GRINDER ON 992 LOADER MANIFOLD, A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.