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Labco: 1 reportable incident Coal

Eldorado Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Richard E Salyer
Regina, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517471

MSHA record for Labco (mine ID 1517471). 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
1994
Latest incident
Jan 1994
Ownership history
  1. Eldorado Coal Company Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Labco 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

1994 · 1 incident

January 21, 1994 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eldorado Coal Company Inc · Fall down stairs

SLIPPED & FELL ON STEPS LEADING INTO A VAN. THERE ARE 6 STEPS UP TO THE VAN DECK WITH A HAND RAIL. THESE STEPS ARE MADE OF WOOD & THEY ARE 1' WIDE X 1' APART. WE WERE UNAWARE OF ACCIDENT UNT IL NEXT DAY.