Silver Dollar Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
DRILLING COAL AND A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.
No 1: 6 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1511232). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1984
- Latest incident
- Aug 1984
Ownership history
- Black Nuggett Coal Company 1978 to 1983
- Silver Dollar Coal Company 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
6 on file1984 · 6 incidents
July 19, 1984
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Silver Dollar Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
LOOSE ROCK FALLING BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIMIN THE LEFT ARM, BACK AND SHOULDER.
June 5, 1984
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Silver Dollar Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
HOSE BUSTED ON BOLT MACHINE AND OIL SPRAYED ON HIM
Silver Dollar Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
LET BOLT MACHINE HEAD DOWN ON LEG.
Silver Dollar Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS WATCHING SOMEONE HITTING A PIECE OF METAL & A SMALL PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF & HIT HIM IN THE EYE.
January 11, 1984
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Silver Dollar Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
GETTING ROCK OFF OF SCOOP AND ROCK FELL ON HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND