Mining Incidents

No 1: 4 reportable incidents Coal

D & E Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Harris B W
Kimper, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1503013

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1503013). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Sep 1990
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
1
inspections on record
11
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 11 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
  1. Lewis & Frank Coal Company 1950 to 1973
  2. Elkhorn Creek Coal Company Inc 1974 to 1977
  3. D & E Coal Company Inc 1977 to 1980
  4. D & E Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1990
  5. Rod Blackburn Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1990
  6. Canada Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1992
  7. D & E Coal Company Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1990 · 4 incidents

September 20, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rod Blackburn Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DRILLING A HOLE WITH HIS ROOF BOLTER ON THE 002 SECTION.DURING DRILLING OPERATIONS THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE TWIST TYPE DRILL STEEL IN HIS LEFT HAND.THE RUBBE R GLOVE ON HIS LEFT HAND BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE DRILL STEEL RESULTING IN THE DISLOCATION OF HIS LEFT PINKIE FINGER.

September 18, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rod Blackburn Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

RELOCATING BARRELS, HAND SLIPPED PINNED BETWEEN IT AND RIB

September 5, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rod Blackburn Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN OPERATING A S & S SCOOP. AFTER EMPLOYEE STOPPED THE SCOOP HE STEPPED OFF OF IT AND LOST HIS FOOTING, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE.

June 30, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Rod Blackburn Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCOOP. EMPLOYEE BACKED SCOOP INTO APRON AT THE PORTAL: CATCHING EMPLOYEE BETWEEN SCOOP AN APRON.