Mining Incidents

No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Just-Us Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Larry Ray Justus
Argo, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514957

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1514957). 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
1985–1986
Latest incident
Feb 1986
Ownership history
  1. Sol Mining Company Inc 1984 to 1985
  2. Just-Us Coal Corp 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
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 file

1986 · 1 incident

February 12, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Just-Us Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

CUT RT THUMB ON3ROCK ON TAIL PIECE

1985 · 1 incident

June 18, 1985 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sol Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

SCOOP OPERATOR WAS TRAVELING TO AND FROM THE FACE SCOOP CAUGHT ROOF STRAP AND BENT IT DOWN AND CUT OPERATORS KNEE WHEN HE WENT UNDER IT