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Buckley Strip No 71: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Kenerco Corp · Surface
Controlled by Swanton Corp
Pikeville, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1510804

MSHA record for Buckley Strip No 71 (mine ID 1510804). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Mar 1984
Ownership history
  1. Buckley Mining Corp 1977 to 1979
  2. Buckley Mining Corp 1979 to 1983
  3. Kenerco Corp 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Buckley Strip No 71 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

2 on file

1984 · 1 incident

March 15, 1984 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Kenerco Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD REPLACED CLAMPS ON HIGH PRESSURE HYDFRAULIC HOSE. HE THEN PROCEDED TO START MACHINE TO CHECK FOR LEAKS. THE HOSE CAME UNCOUPLED STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE.

1983 · 1 incident

August 29, 1983 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Kenerco Corp · Struck against a moving object

BACKED TRUCK INTO SHOT IN PIT LOOSE ROCK FELL STRIKING BACK DUMP TRUCK IN REAR THIS CAUSED A SUDDEN JOLT WHICH RESULTED IN NECK INJURY