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Mine No 1: 7 reportable incidents Coal

A B & J Coal Company Inc · Underground
Shelbiana, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1509910

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 1509910). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1987–1996
Latest incident
Mar 1996
Ownership history
  1. Debbie Carol Coal Company 1976 to 1977
  2. Crystal Coal Company 1977 to 1986
  3. Kiser Brothers Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1994
  4. A B & J Coal Company Inc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 1 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

7 on file

1996 · 2 incidents

March 1, 1996 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
A B & J Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK EE IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD IN EARLY MARCH AS HE WASTURNING A BREAK WITH THE MINER. HE WAS QUESTIONED BY MYSELF AND EE IF HE W AS OK. HE REPEATEDLY SAID HE WAS OK APPROX. 4-5 WEEKS LATER AFTER HE WAS LAID OFF HECAME TO ME WITH ALLEDGED PAIN IN NECK AND SHOULDER LOSTT OF BALANCE AND PROBLEMS WITH PUPIL DILATION IN ONE

January 23, 1996 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
A B & J Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE DROVE S&S 482 SCOOP INTO CROSSCUT 3 BREAKS OUT BY FACE BETWEEN THE #3 & #4 ENRTY. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON EE WHILE CROSSING BREAK.

1995 · 3 incidents

September 19, 1995 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
A B & J Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING SCOOP ON TO SECTION, WHILE TRAMING SCOOP RAN OVER A PIECE OF COAL. EMPLOYEES BACK CAME IN CONTACT WITH METAL ON SCOOP.

August 1, 1995 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
A B & J Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS CHANGING PLACES IN ROUTE TO #8 HEADING. AFTER BACKING CUTTER OUT OF THE #39 HEADING, HE WENT AROUND A TURN WITH LEFT FOOT OUT OF OPERATOR COMPARTMENT. AS HE ROUNDED TURN HE GOT TOO CLO SE TO RIB AND FOOT BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN RIB ANDOPERATORS COMPARTMENT.

April 13, 1995 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
A B & J Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL FROM RIB & PIECE OF SLATE FELL & HIT HIM ON NECK

1987 · 2 incidents

May 4, 1987 KY · Coal scoop car operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kiser Brothers Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER HAD BEEN 9UNNING SCOOP AND GOT OFF TO HELP THE BOSS WORK ON CUTTING MACHINE HE WAS TIGHTENING UP A BOLT ON CUTTER,AND SOME WAY HURT HIS BACK WHILE TIGHTENING BOLT.