Mining Incidents

No 1: 10 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Massey Energy Company
Nelse, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1511602

No 1 has had no fatalities among 10 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
May 1984
Ownership history
  1. Hopkins Creek Coal Company Inc 1978 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 1
1984 29 172,008
1983 47 198,518
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1984 · 2 incidents

May 31, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hopkins Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRILL GOT HUNG UP IN HOLE.WHILE ATTEMPINT TO REMOVE,DRILL STEEL CAME OUT,LANDING ON HAND.

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1983 · 8 incidents

May 14, 1983 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Hopkins Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHEN TRAVELING FROM SECTION TO OUTSIDE T END OF SHIFT INJURED COMPLAINED THAT HIS RT ARM AND RT SHOULDER WERE HURT RESULTING FROM ROUGH RIDE ON MANTRIP BUGGY

April 26, 1983 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hopkins Creek Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

SUBJECT WAS INSTALLING NEW REEL IN SHUTTLE CAR, HURT HIMSELF LIFTING REEL INPLACE.

March 2, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Hopkins Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK FALL FROM TOP STRICKING @FINGER BREAKING IT WHILE @TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER

February 15, 1983 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hopkins Creek Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

TAKING MEN IN ON MANTRIP MANTRIP WAS GOING THROUGH A CURTAIN ENTRY THAT WAS MADE OUT OF BELT MAN MAN PUT ARM UP TO PUSH CURTAIN AWAY AND ARM GOT CAUGHT AND PULL HIM OFF MANTRIP

January 5, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Hopkins Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BOLT MACH. OPER.AFTER DRILLING HOLE IN TOP TAKING STEEL OUT OF HOLE WRENCH FLEW OUT & HIT OPER.