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No 5-A: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Turkey Creek, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512977

No 5-A has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Jul 1984
Ownership history
  1. Lizann Mining Corp 1981 to 1982
  2. Big Hill Coal Company 1982 to 1983
  3. King James Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1984
  4. King James Coal Company Inc 1984 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)
1985 6 226
1984 11 9,708
1983 2 3,371
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 5-A 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

2 on file

1984 · 2 incidents

July 24, 1984 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
King James Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE FINGER AND NAIL OF MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND WAS MASHED AND TORN OFF WHEN FIRE EXTINGUISHER OF S&S SCOOP HIT TOP CATCHING FINGER ON PANIC BAR

June 25, 1984 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
King James Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

TAKING SCOOP INSIDE MINE CRIB BLOCK LAYING IN ROADWAY GOT OFF TO MOVE IT PICKED IT UP AND THREW IT AND SOMEHOW GOT TWISTED AND STRAINED MY BACK