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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

No 1 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Apr 1984
Ownership history
  1. Little Hackney Creek Coal Company 1974 to 1977
  2. Little Hackney Creek Coal Company 1977 to 1980
  3. Eagle Energy Inc 1980 to 1980
  4. Eagle Energy Inc 1981 to 1983
  5. Wellmore Coal Corp 1983 to 1983
  6. Wellaby Coal Inc 1983 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)
1986 0
1985 25 117,425
1984 23 146,317
1983 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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

2 on file

1984 · 2 incidents

April 4, 1984 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wellaby Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

A 2" THICK PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM ROOF & STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD.

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