Mining Incidents

Gabriel Valley Load Out: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by James River Coal Company
Kimper, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1505208

MSHA record for Gabriel Valley Load Out (mine ID 1505208). 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
Mar 1985
Ownership history
  1. Johns Creek Elkhorn Coal Corp 1950 to 1982
  2. Johns Creek Elkhorn Coal Corp 1982 to 1984
  3. Ridgeway Coal Inc 1984 to 1988
  4. Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Gabriel Valley Load Out 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

March 1, 1985 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ridgeway Coal Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS DESENDING FROM TOP OF RAILROAD CAR, FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL ABOUT TEN FEET STRICKING THE GROUND. HE HURT HIS LEFT ARM ABOVE THE ELBOW BRUISED, LOWER BACK AREA WAS BRUISED.