Wellaby Coal Inc · Struck by falling object
A 2" THICK PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM ROOF & STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD.
No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Wellaby Coal Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Bill Nichols
Mouthcard,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1507293
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1507293). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1984
- Latest incident
- Apr 1984
Ownership history
- Little Hackney Creek Coal Company 1974 to 1977
- Little Hackney Creek Coal Company 1977 to 1980
- Eagle Energy Inc 1980 to 1980
- Eagle Energy Inc 1981 to 1983
- Wellmore Coal Corp 1983 to 1983
- Wellaby Coal Inc 1983 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
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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
2 on file1984 · 2 incidents
February 14, 1984
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Wellaby Coal Inc · Struck by falling object
SAFETY JACK WAS SET BUT HAD A LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK CAUGHT. THE ROCK PUSHED THE JACK OUT AND FELL DOWN