Mining Incidents
Search Operators Mines Alerts Research Controllers Fatalgrams About
English Español
← Back to search

Job #17a: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Sidney, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517434

MSHA record for Job #17a (mine ID 1517434). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Job #17a.

Fatalities
1
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1994
Latest incident
Jun 1994
Ownership history
  1. Addington Enterprises Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Job #17a 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
January 20, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
Addington Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A D 10 N CAT BULLDOZER,TOMAKE REPAIRS HE HAD TO REMOVE THE BELLY PAN. BEFORE REMOVING ALL THE BOLTS HOLDING THE PAN IN PLACE THE PAN WOULD BE SECURED FROM FALLING WITH A CHAIN OR BLOCKS.WE BELIEVE HE MISS COUNTED THE REMAINING BOLTS TO BE REMOVED AND WHEN HE REMOVED WHAT HE ASSUMED WAS THE NEXT TO LAST BOLT THE BELLY PAN FELL ON HIM.

Reportable incidents

3 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1994 · 3 incidents

June 6, 1994 KY · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addington Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS GETTING A CABLE USED TO PULL WITH WHEN IT SWUNG LOOSE, STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD, CUTTING HIM OVER THE LEFT EYE. EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN APPLIED FOUR STITCHES.

May 24, 1994 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Addington Enterprises Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS OPERATING DOZER WHEN DOOR GLASS CRACKED, CAUSING A PIECE OF GLASS TO BECOME LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

March 14, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Addington Enterprises Inc · Fall from machine

HIT THE FULE DOOR AS HE JUMPED OFF 992C LAODER, CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE BUTTOCK AREA.