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Surface Mine No 1: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by David Hogg
Millstone, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517012

Surface Mine No 1 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1994.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1994–1995
Latest incident
Sep 1995
Ownership history
  1. Kannan Mining 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)
1998 0
1997 5 1,755
1996 19 52,733
1995 25 155,797
1994 26 163,060
1993 21 149,116
1992 9 40,739
1991 4 5,464
1990 5 2,705
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 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

3 on file

1995 · 2 incidents

September 18, 1995 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kannan Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING ENGINE FOR 777R TRUCK FROM WORK TABLE TOROCK TRUCK.

March 28, 1995 KY · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Kannan Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE IN CAB OF DRILL, REACHED ARM OUT OF WINDOWTO LINE UP A PIECE OF STEEL, THE STEEL JERKED CAUSING SHOULDER TO TWIST.

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1994 · 1 incident

January 1, 1994 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kannan Mining Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WALKING DOWN ROLLS OF BELT AND SLIPPED & FELL BECAUSE OF ICY CONDITIONS.