Burning Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
DRAW ROCK FELL IN BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS INTO OPERATERS STATION ONTO OPERATOR THE OPERATOR WAS TREATED FOR ABRASIONS
Mine No 2: 10 reportable incidents Coal
Black Diamond Coal Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
Joby Fields
Kimper,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516750
MSHA record for Mine No 2 (mine ID 1516750). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 1990–1992
- Latest incident
- Nov 1992
Ownership history
- Burning Ridge Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1993
- New Ridge Mining Company 1993 to 1993
- Black Diamond Coal Corp 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine No 2 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
10 on file1992 · 5 incidents
November 6, 1992
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Burning Ridge Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR NOTICED A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FALL, WHILE BEING LOADED. HE TRIED TO EXIT OPERATOR'S STATION AND GOT HIS LEG HANG ON FAIL SAFE BREAK DISLOCATING HIS LEFT KNEE.
November 5, 1992
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Burning Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
LOOSE ROCK FELL FROM TOP WHILE OEPRATING ROOF DRILL. STRIKING BOTH FEET.
February 12, 1992
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Burning Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT WHEN HIS POCKET KNIFE SLIPPED THROUGH THE BELT AND CUT HIS RIGHT LEG. HE TOOK HIMSELF TO PIKEVILLE METHODIST HOSPITAL WHERE HE RECEIVED SEVEN STITCHES.
January 24, 1992
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Burning Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
DUST SUCTION HOSE CAME OFF DRILL POT EMPLOYEE PUT BOLTING WRENCH UNDER POT & PUT PRESSURE DOWN ON BOOM TO TILT HEAD TO PUT HOSE BACK ON BOOM SWUNG OVER STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT LEG RESULTING IN BRUISED MUSCLES IN LEFT THIGH
1991 · 3 incidents
Burning Ridge Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL ROCKDUSTING RIBS ON SECTION.EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RIGHT ARM ABOVE ELBOW.COMPLETED DUSTING AND STARTED TO GET IN DECK OF BATTERY-POWERED SCOOP WHEN ARM GAVE WAY AND A KNOT CAME ON ARM BEHIND ELBOW.X-RAY AT HOSPITAL.SENDING TO SPECIALIST ON 1-3-92.DONT KNOW EXTENT OF INJURY UNTIL THEN.
Burning Ridge Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
CHANGING PLACES WITH MINER AND FOOT WAS TANGLED IN MINER CABLE AND FELL TWISTING KNEE.
October 14, 1991
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Burning Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN THE STEEL BROKE CUTTING LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND. BONE WAS BROKEN AND TOOK 8 STITCHES TO SEW UP. FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT.
1990 · 2 incidents
September 25, 1990
KY · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Burning Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
A ROOF FALL OCCURED ON THE 001 SECTION IN THE#1 ENTRY THE ROCK STRUCK THE ACCIDENT VICTIM & KNOCKED HIM ON THE GROUND
February 5, 1990
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Burning Ridge Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING BELT STRUCTURE AT OF A S&S MODEL 486 SCOOP WHILE UNLOADING STRUCTURE EMPLOYEE TWISTED & STRAINED HIS BACK