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#1: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Controlled by Henry Chaney Jr
Phyllis, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516868

MSHA record for #1 (mine ID 1516868). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1990–1992
Latest incident
Jan 1992
Ownership history
  1. Cherokee Mining Company Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#1 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
August 28, 1991 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cherokee Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE #3 MOBILE BRIDHE CARRIER,LOCATED BEHIND THE MINER IN THE #3 ENTRY WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 70'X20'X5-7'H ONTO THE MOBILE BRIDGE CARRIER CAUSING FAAL INJURIES TO HIM.

Reportable incidents

5 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1992 · 1 incident

January 13, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Cherokee Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING A TAILPIECE AND PLACED HIS HAND ON THE CORNER WHEN A SCOOP BEING USED TO CLEAN FEEDER HIT THE FEEDER PUSHING IT AGAINST THE TAILPIECE CATCHING EMPLOYEES HAND.

1991 · 2 incidents

November 2, 1991 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Cherokee Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

GRINDING ON TRUCK SPRING WHEN FRAGMENT BECAME IMPELLED IN R EYE

August 28, 1991 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cherokee Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WATCHING MINER CABLE ROCK FELL FROM ROOF 70' 20' 5' 7'H SITTING AT EDGE OF FALL PART OF ROCK HIT LEG

1990 · 2 incidents

October 1, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cherokee Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED HE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT WHEN IT TWISTED AROUND HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

May 29, 1990 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cherokee Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

SHALE 0-4IN IN THICKNESS TURNED LOOSE FROM SANDSTONE ROOF & SLABBED BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING EMPLOYEE EMPLOYEE SUBSTAINED INJURIES TO BACK & HIP & ANKLE