Remington Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED.750\ INBY THE NO.2 MAIN PORTAL OF THE BELT ENTRY.LENGTH 35\WIDTH 18\ THICKNESS 4\.
No 1: 3 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1513697). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1984–1985
- Latest incident
- Oct 1985
Ownership history
- Arriva Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1983
- Kentucky Elkhorn Coals Inc 1983 to 1984
- Remington Coal Company 1984 to 1986
- D J & L Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1988
- D D & J Coal Company 1988 to 1988
- Otter Creek Mining Company Inc 1988 to 1989
- J & C Coal Company Inc 1989 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
3 on file1985 · 2 incidents
January 28, 1985
KY · Coal
roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Remington Coal Company · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL HIT MAN, KNOCKING HIM INTO BLOCK FO WOOD AND FURTHER CAUSING ROCK TO LAND ON HIS LEG AND FOOT, CAUSING HEAD AND LEG INJURE.
1984 · 1 incident
Remington Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
FOREMAN PULLING LINE CURTAIN ACROSS LINE OF BRAKES HITHEAD ON TOP HURTING NECK AND BACK.