Mining Incidents

Mine #112 Surface: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by William B Sturgill
Robinson Creek, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516083

MSHA record for Mine #112 Surface (mine ID 1516083). 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
1987
Latest incident
Nov 1987
Ownership history
  1. Oak Branch Coal Mining Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine #112 Surface 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

1987 · 1 incident

November 13, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Oak Branch Coal Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

I NAME WAS UP O3 TRACK OF MINER WHEN HE FELL TWISTING HIS KNEE AND FELL TO THE GROUND.