Empire Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE SAID HE HURT LOWER BACK HIS WHILE BUILDING BRATTICE. HE WORKED FOR ANOTHER 30 OR 40 MIN. HIS BACK WAS HURTING WORSE SO HE BROUGHT HIM OUTSIDE.
No 1: 11 reportable incidents Coal
Empire Coal Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
Roger Coleman
Mouthcard,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514854
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1514854). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1985–1989
- Latest incident
- Feb 1989
Ownership history
- New Leaf Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1985
- Four Star Enterprises Inc 1985 to 1986
- Empire Coal Corp 1986 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
11 on file1989 · 1 incident
1988 · 2 incidents
August 4, 1988
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Empire Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
RUNNING ROOF BOLTER GOT HIS GLOVE IN DRILL STEEL AND TWISTED HIS HAND AROUND STEEL BROKE TWO BONES IN HIS HAND
Empire Coal Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I.NAME SAID HIS BACK WAS HURTING HIM ONE DAY & CAME OUTIDE BUT HE DID NOT KNOW HE HURT HIS BACK OR NOT & IF HE DID HE DIDNTKNOW WHERE HE HUYRR IT FIRST TIME HE WAS OFF HE WAS TOLD THAT SIN CE HE DIDNT KNOW HERE HE HURT HIS BACK TO TURN IT IN ON INSURANCE HE WAS OFF SEVEN DAYS THE FIRST TIME THEN CAME BACK WORKED TEN DAYS & CAME OUT AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SHIFT & SAID HIS B
1987 · 2 incidents
Empire Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PULLING MINER C5BLE & STRAINED BACK CABLE ON 14-JOY C MINER
October 16, 1987
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Empire Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object
TWISTED LEG IN LOOSE COAL WHILE HELPING GET INLAODER UNSTUCK IN STOCK PILE.
1986 · 5 incidents
Empire Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MAN WAS REMOVIN1 SMALL PIECES OF DRAW SLATE FROM MINER AND DROPPED IT ON HIS RT HAND AND CUT FINGER
August 18, 1986
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Empire Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL FROM 6ETWEEN BOLTS.
Empire Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL FROM 6ETWEEN BOLTS.
Empire Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
HE HAD ALREADY 8ET SAFETY JACKS AND WAS MARKING TO SET A ROW OF BOLTS WHEN THE ROCK FELL TRAPPING HIM UNDER IT
June 14, 1986
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Empire Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
INJ CLEANING CM3AND HAD LEFT HAND LAYING ON MINER.PIECE OF ROCK 2'DIA FELL STRIKING INJ LEFT HAND CUTTING LITTLE AND RING FINGERS.
1985 · 1 incident
July 3, 1985
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Four Star Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER IT CAUGHT HIS LEG BETWEEN RIB AND FRAME OF MACHINE