Blue Ridge Coal Corp · Fall from machine
SLIPPED AND FELL FROM 992C LOADER TIRE. INJRUED ELBOW.
#1: 7 reportable incidents Coal
#1 has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1992.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1992–1993
- Latest incident
- Aug 1993
Ownership history
- Blue Ridge Coal Corp 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 4 | 8,554 |
| 1993 | 20 | 161,714 |
| 1992 | 16 | 59,019 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
#1 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file1993 · 6 incidents
Blue Ridge Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects
CLIMBING DOWN STEP FOOT SLIP.
Blue Ridge Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
CLOSED CAB DOOR ON THUMB
January 26, 1993
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blue Ridge Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
CHAINED SLIPPED WHILE HE WAS PUTTING TRACK ON D9L DOZER. MASHING HIS RIGHT THUMB.
Blue Ridge Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects
HE WAS OBSERVING COAL LOADER, STEPPED TO GO INTO PIT, LOST FOOTING, STRUCK ROCK WITH LEFT KNEE, CUTTING TO BONE AT JOINT.
January 4, 1993
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blue Ridge Coal Corp · Fall from machine
WHILE GREASING BOOM ARMS OF 475C MICHIGAN LOADER, HE LOST FOOTING (WET AND MUDDY CONDITIONS) FALLING AGAINST MACHINE SEVERAL PLACES, PRIOR TO HITTING GROUND, CAUSING BRUISES AND SORENESS.
1992 · 1 incident
December 21, 1992
KY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blue Ridge Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects
EE WAS THE OPERATOR OF THE 992 C CAT ENDLOADER WHICH WAS BRING WORKED ON BY A MECHAINC EE REPORTED HE WAS STANDING ON THE TIRE AND FELL AND HIT THE LOADER BUCKET INJURED HIS BACK HE DID NOT RE PORT ANY INJURY TO HIS FOREMAN. HE WORKED THIS REST OF SHIFT THIS DAY AND 10 HRS SHIFT FOR EACH FOLLOWING 2 DAYS.