Mining Incidents

Mine No 82: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Mccarr, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517336

Mine No 82 has had no fatalities among 8 reportable incidents since 1993.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1993–1997
Latest incident
Oct 1997
Ownership history
  1. C & R Coal Company Inc 1992 to 1993
  2. Oak Ridge Coal Company Inc 1993 to 1993
  3. Oak Ridge Coal Company Inc 1993 to 1993
  4. Oak Ridge Coal Company Inc 1993 to 1994
  5. Cripple Creek Mining Inc 1994 to 1995
  6. Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1997 20 89,151
1996 17 98,952
1995 12 13,201
1994 25 24,645
1993 30 30,208
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine No 82 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

8 on file

1997 · 2 incidents

October 9, 1997 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

GPF-BLACK LUNG CLAIM.

October 9, 1997 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GPF-HEARING LOSS CLAIM

1994 · 2 incidents

March 30, 1994 KY · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Oak Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS A PASSENGER IN A 3 WHEELER WITH OTHER EE WHEN 3 WHEELER RAN OVER A ROCK IN TRAVEL WAY AND AT THE END OF SHIFT EE REPORT TO ME THAT FOREMAN OTHER EE THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING.

March 12, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Oak Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED PERSON WAS ASSISTING THE MECHANIC IN REPAIRING A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON THE FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN TWO ROWS OF ROOF BOLTS, STRIKING THE VICTIM IN THE L OWER RIGHT LEG. INITIAL HOSPITAL REPORT WAS THATBOTH BONES WERE BROKEN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG.

1993 · 4 incidents

December 7, 1993 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oak Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON ROOF BOLTER TRAM CHAIN. ROOF BOLTER WAS TURNED OFF BREAKER KNOCKED.

November 10, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oak Ridge Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE BENDING A ROOF BOLT, EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN.

August 8, 1993 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Oak Ridge Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING MANTRIP TO SECTION WHEN HIS HARD HAT CAUGHT A ROOF BOLT PULLING HIM ACROSS 3 WH/R FRACTURING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

July 14, 1993 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Oak Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS OPERATING THE MINER AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEGS.