Mining Incidents

Chloe Creek Mine #1: 3 reportable incidents Coal

A A & W Coals Inc · Underground
Pikeville, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515185

MSHA record for Chloe Creek Mine #1 (mine ID 1515185). 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
1985–1988
Latest incident
May 1988
Ownership history
  1. A A & W Coals Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Chloe Creek Mine #1 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

3 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

May 2, 1988 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
A A & W Coals Inc · Struck by falling object

SCAING ROCK FROM RIB AND TOP A PC. OF ROCK FELL FROM MIDDLE OF ENTRY AND HIT HIM ON THE SHOULDER AND BACK.

1985 · 1 incident

August 27, 1985 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
A A & W Coals Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL -NO INJURY-4 BRKS INBY PORTAL #3 HEADING WHICH ONE OF 3 INTAKES.VENTILATION NOT AFFECTED.