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No 1: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Poverty Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by James P Lowe
Shelbiana, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1508431

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1508431). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Feb 1984
Ownership history
  1. Gardner Fork Coal Company 1975 to 1976
  2. Star Craft Coal Company 1976 to 1980
  3. Greasy Coal Company 1980 to 1980
  4. Greasy Coal Company 1980 to 1983
  5. Samoyed Energy Company Inc 1983 to 1986
  6. Poverty Coal Company Inc 1986 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

5 on file

1984 · 1 incident

February 10, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Samoyed Energy Company Inc · Struck by falling object

MOVING SAFETY JACK UP TO START ADDTL ROLL OF ROOF BOLTS SLAB OF ROCK 6\LONG X 4\WIDE X 8\\THICK FELL SLIDING DOWN ROOF JACK HITTING ROOF BOLTER HELPER ON RIGHT HIP PINNING HIM AGAINST BOTTOM.

1983 · 4 incidents

March 3, 1983 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Greasy Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

WAS PUTTING LID COVER ON CX2 BATTERIES SLIPPED ON MUD, LID SLIP FORWARD ARENING BACK & LEFT LEG, TWISTED SHOULDER AND LEFT ARM.

January 4, 1983 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Greasy Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WALKED TO #1 BELT TAILPIECE. STARTED PUMP TO PUMP WATER ACCUMULATION TO OUTSIDE. PUMP STOPPED, CUT OFF POWER LEADING TO PUMP. PICKED UP PUMP, EXTREME SHARP PAINS IN LOWER BACK, LEFT LEG OCCURR ED.