Mining Incidents

Hellier Dock: 1 reportable incident Coal

Hellier, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1510418

MSHA record for Hellier Dock (mine ID 1510418). 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
Jan 1985
Ownership history
  1. Johnie Childers Coal Company 1977 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Hellier Dock 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

January 24, 1985 KY · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Johnie Childers Coal Company · Fall from ladders

SNOW AND ICY CONDITIONS, REAL COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS CAUSED INJURED TO FALL, DROPPED EMPTY RAILROAD CAR TO TIPPLE, CLIMBED DOWN LADDER STEPPED ON GROUND AND FELL