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No 2: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Donald Swiney Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Swiney Donald
Shelby Gap, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516357

No 2 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1989–1992
Latest incident
Jan 1992
Ownership history
  1. Donald Swiney Mining Inc 1988 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)
1993 0
1992 4 16,193
1991 7 44,429
1990 3 6,405
1989 11 42,607
1988 10 30,160
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

4 on file

1992 · 1 incident

January 27, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Donald Swiney Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

OPERATOR OF THE ROOF BOLTER DID NOT CHECK ROOF FOR LOOSE ROCK WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE OPERATOR START ED HIS DRILL A SMALL PIECE OF LOSE ROCK HIT HIM ON THE BACK

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1991 · 1 incident

May 3, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Donald Swiney Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE OPERATOR WAS CHANGING ROOF DRILL STEEL WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. WHEN THE OPERATOR STARTED HIS DRILL HIS LEFT HAND GLOVE WAS IN THE JOINT OF THE DRILL STEEL AND TWISTED AND PULLED HIS FI NGER.

1989 · 2 incidents

August 24, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Donald Swiney Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

FINGERS CAUGHT BOLT MACHINE HEAD AND DRILL STEEL