Blaze Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN FRAME OF MINER & CANOPY OF MINER.
Mine No 1: 9 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 1512295). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1984–1993
- Latest incident
- Feb 1993
Ownership history
- Preece Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1984
- West Fork Coal Company 1984 to 1986
- J C London Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1991
- Blaze Coal Company Inc 1991 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
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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
9 on file1993 · 1 incident
1992 · 2 incidents
December 2, 1992
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Blaze Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
DRILLING TEST HOLE WENT TO PULL STEEL OUT AND TWISTED BACK.
Blaze Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
74339NG MINER CABLE BACK INJURY
1991 · 1 incident
December 13, 1991
KY · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blaze Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
CLAIMANT WAS OFF WORK.PREVIOUS 2 DAYS AND CALLED MINE OOFICE AND SAID WIFE WAS IN PIKEVILLE KY HOSPITAL ON 12-16-91 AND 12-17-91 AND CALL MINE OFFICE ON DEC 19,1991 AND SAID HE HURT HIS BACK O N 12-13-91.
1985 · 3 incidents
West Fork Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL CAUSE-MINING CLOSE TO OUTCROP AND IT LOOKED LIKE A HILL SEAM OR A HORSEBACK.
May 9, 1985
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
West Fork Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
ROUGH ROADWAY WHERE BUGGY TRAVELED. INJURED MAN SAID ROUGH ROAD BOUNCED HIM UP INTO CANOPY.
February 26, 1985
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
West Fork Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I NAME SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR WAS GOING TO MOVE HIS ANCHORHE PARKED HIS SHUTTLE CAR LOCKED BRAKE AND GOT OFF TO MOVE ANCHOR THE CAR WAS SETTING ON A SLIGHT GRADE AND BRAKE BLED OFF LETTING CAR D DRIFT ANF CATCH HIS ANKLIES AGAINSGT BOTTOM THE THEN HE TOLD ME HE WAS NOT SURE ABOUT LOCKING BRAKES.
1984 · 2 incidents
November 6, 1984
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
West Fork Coal Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I NAME WAS CLEANING AROUND TAIL PIECE & PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
October 3, 1984
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
POWERED HAULAGE
West Fork Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
RIDING IN IF SCOOP MAN TRYING TO PUSH MACHINE OUTSIDE. IT LIFTED IT UP & PUAHED I.NAME IN AGAINST TOP.