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Mine No #1: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Rebel Enterprises Inc · Underground
Controlled by Rowe Jim
Pikeville, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513683

MSHA record for Mine No #1 (mine ID 1513683). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1984–1993
Latest incident
Jul 1993
Ownership history
  1. Smith Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1984
  2. Hustler Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1984
  3. Miller Branch Enterprises Of Pike Inc 1984 to 1990
  4. Miller Branch Enterprises Of Pike Inc 1990 to 1992
  5. Ratliff Wilcoal Inc 1992 to 1994
  6. Rebel Enterprises 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
December 4, 1991 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Miller Branch Enterprises Of Pike Inc · Struck by falling object

VICTIM CAME FROM FACE AREA FLL AREA TO HELP IN CLEANING UP FALL & HELPED FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. THEN VICTIM & FOREMAN STARTED TO LEAVE AREA FOR HOME & ROOF ROCK FELL STRIKING & KILLING VICTIM. AREA WAS MINED 10 YEARS AGO & WAS 4 BREAKS INBY PORTALS BUILT BY PREVIOUS OPERATOR.

Reportable incidents

14 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1993 · 1 incident

1992 · 4 incidents

1990 · 1 incident

November 5, 1990 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Miller Branch Enterprises Of Pike Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS CRAWLING UP BELT LINE ABOUT 90 FEET OUTBY #2 HEAD DRIVE A PIECE OF ROCK 2" THICK 2 FEET LONG 1 1/2 FEET WIDE FELL AND THE CORNER HIT HIM ON THE SIDE OF THE BACK.

1989 · 2 incidents

November 1, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Miller Branch Enterprises Of Pike Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPERA TOR WAS TRAMMING BOLTER FROM #12 ENTRY TO #13 ENTRY OPERATOR WAS LOOKING BACK OVER HIS SHOULDER & RAN INTO THE RIB CUTTING HIS FINGER OFF

August 1, 1989 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator POWERED HAULAGE
Miller Branch Enterprises Of Pike Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE ATEMPTING TO MOVE THE CUTTER BY PULLING WITH A SCOOP THE CUTTER OPERATOR WAS PINNED AGAINST RIB.

1988 · 1 incident

1987 · 1 incident

June 15, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Branch Enterprises Of Pike Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING TO CHARGE SCOOP. BATTERYS WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A JUMPER CABLE. HE LAYED HIS HAND ON THE SCOOP AND THE BATTERYS FALL ON HAND PINNING HAND TO SCOOP.

1986 · 2 incidents

1984 · 2 incidents

June 15, 1984 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hustler Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HURT HEAD & LEFT ARM- SHOVELING ROCK HIT EMPL LEFT SHOULDER AND HEAD BUT DONE NO INJURY.EMPL DIDNT GO TO DR.HE SAID IT DIDNT DOD ANY INJURY.

June 12, 1984 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hustler Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN TOOK BAR AND PULLED DRAW ROCK ROCK CAUGHT BAR AND BAR HIT ACROSS LEFT LEG AND SIDE