October 24, 1995
KY · Coal
cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sweet Ruby Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
PUTTING OIL IN CUTTER - 5 GAL CAN.
No 1: 4 reportable incidents Coal
No 1 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1994.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1994–1995
- Latest incident
- Oct 1995
Ownership history
- Little Pearl Coal Company Inc 1992 to 1994
- Elizabeth Coal Inc 1994 to 1995
- Sweet Ruby Mining Inc 1995 to 1996
- Crystal Colleries Inc 1996 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 15 | 8,596 |
| 1993 | 16 | 48,163 |
| 1992 | 17 | 56,403 |
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
4 on file1995 · 3 incidents
Elizabeth Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
OPERATOR CAUGHT HAND ON BUMPER. PAD IN THE MIDDLE OF SCOOP. LEFT HAND HAD SOME INJURY TO 3 FINGERS.
February 7, 1995
KY · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
MACHINERY
Elizabeth Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
APPARENTLY THE MAN WAS TRYING TO BEND A BOLT AND BOLTER OPERATOR WAS MOVING TO NEXT BOLT POSITION. WHEN BOLTER MOVED BACKWARDS, IT RAISED UP ON REEL END AND THE BOLT HIS WAS BENDING RAISED WIT H THE BOLTER AND TRAPPED HIM BETWEEN BOLT AND TOP.
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1994 · 1 incident
December 9, 1994
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elizabeth Coal Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
HE WAS PICKING ROCK FROM SHAKER, RAN TO TURN BELT OFF. SLIPPED ON WET GROUND AND FELL ONTO LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY.