Mining Incidents

Catawba No 2 Surface Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Catawba Industries · Surface
Controlled by Tim Doug Johnson
Regina, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1514238

MSHA record for Catawba No 2 Surface Mine (mine ID 1514238). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Jul 1985
Ownership history
  1. Catawba Industries 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Catawba No 2 Surface Mine 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

1 on file

1985 · 1 incident

July 16, 1985 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Catawba Industries · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING LOG OFF ROAD. EMPLOYEE RAISED UPON SLATE BAR AND HAD SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.