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No C-16 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Potter Mining Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Derek Potter; David W Potter
Mouthcard, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513657

No C-16 Mine has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1985–1987
Latest incident
Jul 1987
Ownership history
  1. Kerry Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1984
  2. Card Gap Coal Corp 1984 to 1986
  3. Karate Coal Company 1986 to 1986
  4. Judy'S Mining Inc 1986 to 1986
  5. Little Mack Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1987
  6. F & F Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1987
  7. Lady J Coal Company 1987 to 1989
  8. Potter Mining Company Inc 1989 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)
1991 0
1990 0
1989 0
1988 4 9,451
1987 5 4,698
1986 7 11,589
1985 7 26,644
1984 9 30,402
1983 2 2,625
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No C-16 Mine 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

1987 · 1 incident

July 7, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lady J Coal Company · Struck by falling object

BOLTING TOP IN 4 LEFT ROCK FELL 6X3X2 THICK STRUCK INJURED ON LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK.

Show 2 earlier incidents

1986 · 1 incident

1985 · 1 incident

March 8, 1985 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Card Gap Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REACHING INTO CONTINOUS CONVEYOR TO FREE ROCK