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Bailey Hill Number 6: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Calvin, Bell County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515751

MSHA record for Bailey Hill Number 6 (mine ID 1515751). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1987–1988
Latest incident
Aug 1988
Ownership history
  1. Bailey Hill Mining Company 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Bailey Hill Number 6 sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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.
Bell County, Kentucky · Population 23,878
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$32,403
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1988 · 1 incident

August 15, 1988 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bailey Hill Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL A BELT CONVEYOR ROLLER AND WHEN HE JERKED IT HIS BACK WENT OUT OR PAIN HIT HIM IN BACK

1987 · 2 incidents

October 28, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bailey Hill Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS OPE9ATING A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE THE DRILL STEEL BROKE & THE BROKEN DRILL STEEL STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE REQUIRING 3 STITCHES

April 30, 1987 KY · Coal INUNDATION
Bailey Hill Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

#2 HEADING CUT 3NTO ABANDONED MINE RELEASING BLACK DAMP INTO THE ACTIVE WORKING FACE. NO ONE INJURED, BUT 2 MEN BECAME SICK.THEY WERE CHECKED BY A LOCAL MEDICAL FACILITY AND RELEASED.