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3: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Controlled by Larry Phillips
Pikeville, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515590

MSHA record for 3 (mine ID 1515590). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1988–1991
Latest incident
Apr 1991
Ownership history
  1. S & T Coal Company 1986 to 1987
  2. Lick Fork Mining Company Inc 1987 to 1990
  3. Coal Bank Resources Inc 1990 to 1991
  4. Mouthcard Development Company Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

3 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
September 2, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Lick Fork Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

APPARETLY HE HAD GONE TO CHECK FUEL IN FUEL TANK, AND WAS ON HIS WAYBACK TO PICKING TABLE AREA. FOR SOME REASON WE DONT KNOW WHY, HE WALKED UNDERNEATH THE COAL STACKER BELT, AND WAS COVERED W ITH ABOUT 400 TO 500 LBS. OF COAL AND ROCK.

Reportable incidents

3 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1991 · 1 incident

April 15, 1991 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coal Bank Resources Inc · Struck by falling object

I NAME STATED HE SQUATTED DOWN & ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE BOLTS HITTING HIM ON THE BACK OF THE NECK RESULTING IN SOFT TISSUE INJURY OF THE NEXK DRAWROCK THAT FELL 16INX11INX1IN FEATHERED TO 0IN

1990 · 2 incidents

November 5, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal Bank Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I WAS AT ROOF BOLTER. I TURNED AROUND TO GET ROOF BOLT NECK POPPED.