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No 1: 12 reportable incidents Coal

Pikco Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Massey Energy Company
Mccarr, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1510808

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1510808). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Apr 1984
Ownership history
  1. Pikco Coal Company 1977 to 1984
  2. Pikco Coal Company 1984 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

12 on file

1984 · 2 incidents

April 30, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pikco Coal Company · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON SHOULDER AND KNEE WHILE EATING LUNCH

April 3, 1984 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pikco Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED FROM #1 ENTRY & CONNECTING X-CUTS TO #7 ENTRY CONNECTING X-CUTS. FALL OCCURRED BEYOUND OF 48" ROOF BOLTS.

1983 · 10 incidents

August 19, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Pikco Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS RIDING THE MANTRIP. THE SCOOP PUSHED THE 3 WHEELER CAUSING IT TO BOUNCE.

July 28, 1983 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pikco Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING BAG OF ROCKDUST AND HURT BACK.HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED NOT TO DO ANY WORK.DIDNT REPORT ACCID UNTIL AFTER TOLD HE WAS BEING LAID OFF.

June 20, 1983 KY · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast STRIKING OR BUMPING
Pikco Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS WALKING BACK TO #7 HEADING. WHEN HE WALKED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION IN #4 HEADING, HE HIT HIS HEAD ON HALF HEADER & FELL.

June 1, 1983 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pikco Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING S/C

May 3, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pikco Coal Company · Struck by falling object

SITTING ON SIDE OF CANOPY OF MINER AND ROCK FELL ON HIM.

April 15, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pikco Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY

April 6, 1983 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pikco Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS PUTTING CANOPY JACK ON MINER WHEN HE PULLED THE JACK BACK TO PUT IT IN JACK BRACKET HIS HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN JACK AND CANOPY

March 10, 1983 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pikco Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE WAS WASHING EQUIPMENT AND HURT HIS BACK WHILE PULLING ON WATER HOSE.