Victory Energy Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE PICKING UP A SCOOP TIRE INJURED HURT HIMSELF IN THE LOWER STOMACH HE WORKED THE REST OF THE SHIFT AND WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AFTER WORK.
Mine No 1: 8 reportable incidents Coal
Victory Energy Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Wesley Childers
Meta,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1513417
MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 1513417). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1984–1993
- Latest incident
- Dec 1993
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2014
1
inspections on record
12
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 12 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- T & W Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1993
- Victory Energy Company Inc 1993 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
8 on file1993 · 2 incidents
Victory Energy Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EE CAME OUT OF THE MINE & REPORT ED BEGING STUCK IN BACK BY A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK HE WORKED THE REST OF THE DAY & 1 0 HRS THE NEXT DAY HE WENT TO THE DOC FRIDAY WORKED 3 HRS MONDAY & QUIT E WO RKING MONDAY COMPLAINING WITH PAIN IN HIS NECK AREA
1992 · 1 incident
January 8, 1992
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T & W Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
OPERATOR WAS PUMPING COAL OUT OF SHUTTLE CAR & GOT OUT TO TURN AROUND & TWISTED HIS BACK WHEN HE WENT TO GO GET BACK IN.
1991 · 2 incidents
March 7, 1991
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T & W Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BELT SRUCTURE. HE PULLED A MUSCLE.
January 29, 1991
KY · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T & W Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE LIFTED SOME BLOCK AND HURT HIS BACK.
1990 · 2 incidents
T & W Coal Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP APPROX. 50 FT. FROM THE LOCATION OF A BLAST. HE EXPERIENCED A HEADACHE.
October 8, 1990
KY · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T & W Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE SAID HIS BACK JUST STARTED HURTING HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT.
1984 · 1 incident
T & W Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MINER WAS PULLING ROCK OFF BELT LINE & MASHED MIDDLE FINGER