Mining Incidents

G1: 12 reportable incidents Coal

Kyber Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Berwind Corporation
Feds Creek, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514487

MSHA record for G1 (mine ID 1514487). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1984–1990
Latest incident
Jun 1990
Ownership history
  1. Viking Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1986
  2. Five Of Us Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1988
  3. Steven Lee Enterprises 1988 to 1989
  4. Regency Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1992
  5. Kyber Coal Company Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

G1 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

12 on file

1990 · 1 incident

June 4, 1990 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Regency Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

COAL SEAM IS 28"-30".OPER OF SCOOP RAISED HIS KNEE UP AND IT CAUGHT ROOF BOLT CAUSING A BRUISE.COME OUTSIDE,RESTED 1 HR ,RETURNED TO WORK.NEXT DAY,WENT TO DR AND REPORTED STRAINED MUSCLE.

1988 · 3 incidents

June 29, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Steven Lee Enterprises · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN #5 ENTRY ON THE 001 SECTION AT SPAD #437 NO PERSONS OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.FALL IS APPROXIMATELY 300' FROM FACE AREA FALL OCCURRED AT THE APPROX ANCHORAGE ZONE OF THE ROOF BOLTS ( 30').42" ROOF BOLTS ARE NOW BEING USED TO PREVENT RE-OCCURRANCE-NO IMPAIRMENT TO VENTILATION.

June 29, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Steven Lee Enterprises · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED APPROX. 15' OUTBY SIDE OF THE FACE OF #1 ENTRY ON THE 001 SECTION. FALL OCCURRED AT THE APPROX. ANCHORAGE ZONE OF THE ROOF BOLTS S & S 482 SCOOP PARTIALLY BURIED BY FALL.

June 14, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Steven Lee Enterprises · Struck by falling object

I,NAME WAS ROLLING UP SOME FIRE HOSE WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE SMALL OF THE BACK CAUSING A SMALL CONTUSION.

1987 · 2 incidents

September 23, 1987 KY · Coal driller operator POWERED HAULAGE
Five Of Us Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

COAL ROLL OCCUR9ED OFF RIB ONTO DECK OF SCOOP CAUSING SCOOP TO COLLIDE WITH RIB.OPERATOR HAD SCOOP TOO CLOSE TO RIB.

1986 · 3 incidents

December 16, 1986 KY · Coal FIRE
Five Of Us Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

SCOOP CAUGHT ON3FIRE AROUND THE PANEL BOARD SPREADING TO THE WIRING & TIRES,NO COAL WAS IGNITED BY THE FIRE.

November 24, 1986 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Five Of Us Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE ROOF IN A C9RTAIN AREA OF THE MINE HAD BEEN SHOT DOWN TO CHARGE BATTERY'S WHILE CLEANING THE AREA UP THE FOREMAN PILLED A PIECE OF ROCK WHICH WENT ACROSS THE WIDTH OF THE ENTRY & FELL ON I .NAME. 3

November 4, 1986 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Five Of Us Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS MA5ING A BELT MOVE.WHILE LIFTING ON THE BELT ROPE HE STRAINED HIS BACK.THE POSITION OF THE MINER AND COAL HEIGHT WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO HIS INJURY.

1985 · 2 incidents

1984 · 1 incident