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#8-B: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by James River Coal Company
Kimper, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514814

#8-B has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
Oct 1990
Ownership history
  1. Canada Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1991
  2. Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp 1991 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)
1996 0
1995 0
1994 0
1993 0
1992 0
1991 0
1990 11 64,822
1989 15 39,448
1988 6 27,500
1987 0
1986 0
1985 0
1984 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#8-B 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

5 on file

1990 · 3 incidents

October 1, 1990 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Canada Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HAND LOADING BELT STRUCTURE FROM THE GROUND ONTO A FLAT CAR WHILE LIFTING THE STRUCTURE HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK

1988 · 2 incidents

September 12, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Canada Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO-5 HEADING APPROXIMATELY 500' INBY THE FACE AREAS ON THE MAIN INTAKE.THE ROOF FALL IS APPROXIMATELY 60' LONG 20' WIDE AND 6' THICK.