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No 2: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Zephyer Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by James A Comyns
Phelps, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1508399

No 2 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Mar 1983
Ownership history
  1. Mc Coy Alma Coal Company Inc 1975 to 1980
  2. Mc Coy Caney Coal Company 1980 to 1986
  3. Lick Branch Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1983
  4. Lick Branch Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1984
  5. Zephyer Coal Company Inc 1986 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)
1988 0
1987 0
1986 0
1985 0
1984 8 8,659
1983 13 49,890
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 2 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1983 · 3 incidents

March 22, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lick Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR DROPPED DRILLING STEEL ON FINGER CUTTING IT.