D S Yellow Creek Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WAS INSTALLING 7OUNTER WEIGHT SHEAVE BRACKET AND WHILE LIFTING IT INTO PLACE SPRAINED BACK
Wisco No 1 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal
D S Yellow Creek Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
Diamond Shamrock Corp
Anco,
Knott County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1502301
MSHA record for Wisco No 1 Mine (mine ID 1502301). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1984–1986
- Latest incident
- Jul 1986
Ownership history
- Pioneer Coal Company Inc 1950 to 1983
- D S Yellow Creek Corp 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Wisco No 1 Mine sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1986 · 2 incidents
D S Yellow Creek Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
I.NAME WAS PUSH3NG ON CRANE BLOCK TRYING TO SECURE IT FOR TRAVEL. WHILE TRYING TO PERFORM THIS TASK HE SPRAINED HIS BACK
1984 · 1 incident
D S Yellow Creek Corp · Accident type, without injuries
THE ROOF FELL IN AN AREA BETWEEN TWO OUTBY CASTS THE AREA HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY SHOT TO BUILD THE OVER CAST THE ROCK FELL ABOVE ANCOYAGE OF ROOF BOLTS.