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No 1: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Hurley Bruce
Phelps, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514540

No 1 has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1989–1990
Latest incident
Oct 1990
Ownership history
  1. Tojo Mining 1984 to 1984
  2. Mc Coy Caney Coal Company 1984 to 1986
  3. Zephyer Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1987
  4. Fern Coal Corp 1987 to 1988
  5. Desparado Fuels Inc 1988 to 1990
  6. Peter Creek Coal Company Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1993 0
1992 5 9,456
1991 10 56,262
1990 16 64,843
1989 35 84,020
1988 13 17,896
1987 3 753
1986 0
1985 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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

1990 · 2 incidents

October 9, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Peter Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS OPERATING A SCOOP, EXITING MINE, WHEN HEAD LIGHT DISLODGED A CRIB CAUSING A POLE TO FALL. THE POLE FELL ACROSS OPERATOR'S DECK, STRIKING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

May 11, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Peter Creek Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN A WRENCH USED TO TORQUE ROOF BOLTS SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS HAND.

1989 · 3 incidents

April 2, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Desparado Fuels Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING RESIN IN SCOOP BUCKET EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON SOME MUD IN SCOOP BUCKET EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE MOMENTARELY & TWISTED HIS BACK TRYING TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE

March 6, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Desparado Fuels Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ROOF BOLTER WENT OVER HUMP IN BOTTOM & OPERATOR FELL OFF MACHINE & LEFT ARM WENT UNDER MACHINE.

January 7, 1989 KY · Coal driller operator EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Desparado Fuels Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPL PREPARING TO SHOOT COAL AND PIECE OF ROCK OR COAL FELL OR WAS THROWN AND HIT EMPL ON LEFT RING FINGER.FINGER WAS BROKEN AT KNUCKLE AND REQ 7 STITCHES.