Mining Incidents

Kentland No 2 Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Pittston Company
Feds Creek, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1502106

MSHA record for Kentland No 2 Mine (mine ID 1502106). 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
1990
Latest incident
Oct 1990
Ownership history
  1. Kentland-Elkhorn Coal Corp 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Kentland No 2 Mine 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

1990 · 1 incident

October 5, 1990 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Kentland-Elkhorn Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE REMOVING A WALKWAY FROM CONVEYOR ANGLE SUPPORT HOLDING WALKWAY TWISTED DOWN CAUSING WALKWAY EE WAS STANDING ON TO FALL. WORKER HAS HEAD INJUYRY AND BROKEN ARMS.