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Harmon #2: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Pikeville, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517381

MSHA record for Harmon #2 (mine ID 1517381). 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
1994–1995
Latest incident
Jul 1995
Ownership history
  1. Kentucky May Coal Company Inc 1993 to present
  2. Dynasty Coal Inc 1993 to 1995
  3. Letcher County Coal Inc 1995 to 1997
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Harmon #2 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

1995 · 1 incident

July 12, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Letcher County Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING BOXES OF RESIN AND PLACING THEM ON ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. HE APPRENTLY SPRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE PICKED UP A BOX. THE EE COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN.

1994 · 2 incidents

February 11, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dynasty Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DOWN ON HIS KNEES & TRIED TO STAND UP WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS RIGHT KNEE POPPED OUT OF PLACE.