LIFTING ON WOODEN BEAM SPRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK.
No 1: 7 reportable incidents Coal
Middle Ridge Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Coleman Lon & Clifford
MSHA Mine ID: 1515712
No 1 has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1988.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1988–1991
- Latest incident
- Apr 1991
Ownership history
- Middle Ridge Coal Company Inc 1986 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 5 | 18,982 |
| 1990 | 6 | 30,766 |
| 1989 | 7 | 25,330 |
| 1988 | 7 | 21,828 |
| 1987 | 11 | 39,028 |
| 1986 | 5 | 13,314 |
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
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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 file1991 · 1 incident
April 24, 1991
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Middle Ridge Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
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1990 · 2 incidents
July 27, 1990
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Middle Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF COAL FELL FROM BEETLINE AND CART LEFT HAND.
Middle Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL FROM ROOF OF MINE & HIT EMPL ON RIGHT FOOT.
1989 · 2 incidents
July 25, 1989
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
POWERED HAULAGE
Middle Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MAN WAS SEWING BELT WHILE STANDIN ON BOTTOM BELT STRUCTER BETWEEN THE 2 BELT CLAMPS. WHEN BELT CAME ON.
May 11, 1989
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Middle Ridge Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects
LOOSE COAL ON MINE FLOOR.
1988 · 2 incidents
Middle Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
OPERATING SCOOP RAN OVER A ROCK WHICH RAISED SCOOP UP ON GROUND THEN EMPLOYEE UP AGAINST CANOPY WHEN HE COME BACK DOWN IN SEAT JOLT HURT BACK.
Middle Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE OPERATING SCOOP-SCOOP RAN OVER A LUMP OF CONE & DROPPED INTO A HOLE SPRAINING EPLOYEE'S BACK.