Four B & C Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
DAMPING DOWN BE5T .BELT SPLICE CAUGHT EMPL HAND PULLING IT INTO ROLLER.
No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Four B & C Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Coble Robert L
Pikeville,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512011
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1512011). 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
- 1986–1987
- Latest incident
- Oct 1987
Ownership history
- Coleman & Runyon Coal Company 1979 to 1982
- Runyon Coal Company 1982 to 1984
- Blair Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1985
- Four B & C Coal Company Inc 1985 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 file1987 · 1 incident
1986 · 1 incident
December 26, 1986
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Four B & C Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
WHILE ROOF BOLT3NG IN THE FACE AREA A PIECE OF LOOSE SCALE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING TRHE ROOF BOLT OPERATOR ON THE LEFT HAND.