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Inferno #6: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Donn A Chickering
Pyramid, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516320

Inferno #6 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1988–1999
Latest incident
Aug 1999
Ownership history
  1. Inferno Coals Inc 1988 to 1989
  2. Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
2000 0
1999 0
1998 0
1997 0
1996 0
1995 0
1994 0
1993 0
1992 0
1991 0
1990 0
1989 0
1988 10 33,358
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Inferno #6 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1999 · 1 incident

August 10, 1999 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING A COMEALONG, EE MASHED HIS RIGHTTHUMB WITH THE HANDLE OF THE COMEALONG. EE RECEIVED LACERATIONS ON BOTH SIDES OF HIS RIGHT THUMB. EE WAS SENT TO THE LEATHERWOOD/BLACKLEY CLINI C. WHERE HE RECEIVED THREE SUTURES TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS RIGHT THUMB. EE RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME DATE 8-10-99.

1988 · 1 incident

August 31, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Inferno Coals Inc · Struck by falling object

THE INJURED WAS WORKING AS ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WHEN A ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE BOLTS HITTING HIM IN THE BACK.