Mining Incidents

No 1: 21 reportable incidents Coal

Anderson Brothers Llc · Underground
Controlled by Hobart Anderson
Turkey Creek, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1514959

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1514959). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
1989–1996
Latest incident
May 1996
Ownership history
  1. Quality Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1989
  2. Quality Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1992
  3. Anderson Brothers Llc 1992 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

21 on file

1996 · 2 incidents

May 2, 1996 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Anderson Brothers Llc · Rubbed or abraded

WAS CRAWLING FROM TRACK TO #4 AND #5 BELT HEAD, SHARP PAIN IN KNEE.

1995 · 2 incidents

December 6, 1995 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider STRIKING OR BUMPING
Anderson Brothers Llc · Struck against stationary object

CHECKING BELT HEAD, RUBBED UP AGAINST LOW HANGING ROOF BOLT PLATE, CUTTING EAR.

1994 · 7 incidents

October 25, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Anderson Brothers Llc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS REMOVING COAL SPILLAGE FROM ALONGSIDE, NO. 1 BELT CONVEYOR & CAUGHT LEFT FOOT IN A CONVEYOR RETURN ROLLER.

October 17, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Anderson Brothers Llc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS LIFTING A COUPLING, PRIOR TO EMPLACING SAME INTO THE DRAW-HEAD OF A SUPPLY CAR, WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A LOWER BACK PAIN.

August 22, 1994 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Anderson Brothers Llc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS INVOLVED IS ASSITING IN A BELT EXTENTION AND REPORTED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN WHILE LIFTING TO PLACE TOP IDLER STRUCTURE ON CONVEYOR SIDEFRAME.

April 27, 1994 KY · Coal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager ELECTRICAL
Anderson Brothers Llc · Struck by flying object

INJURED WA SCLOSING SWITCH A 480 VAC 200 AMP SWITHC BOX, SUPPLY POWER TO 100 HP FAN MOTOR CIRCUIT, WHEN A SHORT CUIRCUIT OCCURED IN SWITCH BOX, EJECTIN GMETAL FROM THE ENCLOSURE, CAUSING A LAC ERATION TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CHIN.

March 13, 1994 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Anderson Brothers Llc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

INJURED WAS SPRAYING PERMANENT STOPPINGS PER 75.333 WITH A SODIUM SILICATE PRODUCT. THE SPRAY MACHINE CLOGGED AND THE INJURED WAS PERFORMING REMEDIAL CHECKS AND ACTIVATED THE MACHINE, CAUSING PRODUCT TO BE EXPELLED FROM THE MACHINES HOPPER INTO BOTH OF HIS EYES. INJURED WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

March 2, 1994 KY · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Anderson Brothers Llc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO BOARD THE TRACK MOUNTED PERSONNEL CARRIER & BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE INJURY DID NOT BECOME MANIFEST UNTIL END OF FOLLOWING SHIFT ON 03 MARCH 94

January 16, 1994 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Anderson Brothers Llc · Accident type, without injuries

FALL OCCURRED IN NO. 6 ENTRY VIC SP 2865, APPROX 110'X18'X6'. ROOF MATERIAL WAS THINLY BEDDED SHALE STRATA AND APPEARED WET. COLLAPSED AREA ISADJACENT TO 100' COVER LINE. ENTRY WAS INITIALL Y REINFORCED WITH 36" MECHANICALLY ANCHORED BOLTS AND SUPPLEMENTALLY SUPPORTED WITH CRIBS PRIOR TO FAILURE.

1993 · 4 incidents

November 29, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Anderson Brothers Llc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS HOLDING 60# RAIL IN PLACAE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, ON THE DRIFT END OF THE SUPPLY CAR, ATTEMPTING TO START A SECOND ROW OF RAILS. THE FOUR MAN SUPPLY CREW PICKED UP THE HIGHWAY END OF THE RAIL & PLACE ON SUPPLY CAR. RAIL ROTATED & CAUGHT THE TIP OF INJUREDS MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.

August 19, 1993 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Anderson Brothers Llc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS PICKING UP AND CARRYING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN A PAIN STARTED IN HIS LOWER BACK.

May 10, 1993 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Anderson Brothers Llc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS GATHERING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN A BOTTOM STAND FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE LOWER PART OF HIS LEG PUNCTURE WOUND.

1991 · 1 incident

1990 · 4 incidents

August 15, 1990 KY · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Quality Coal Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

IN PROCESS OF TAKING CAT HEAD OUT OF SERVICE AND BREAKER APPARENTLY WAS NOT OUT DUE TO POSSIBLE FAULTY MINER BREAKER.

August 10, 1990 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Quality Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

DUE TO WET CONDITIONS OF MINE ROOF A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HIM WHILE IN ROUTE TO BELT HEAD. INT HE #3 ENTRY.

April 18, 1990 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Quality Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING THE 1 JOY SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR SIDE CONTROLS LOADED WITH COAL ON ITS WAY TO THE BUGGY DUMP AS THE SHUTTLE CAR TURNED THE CORNER FROM 4 ENTRY TO 3 ENTRY THE EE OPERATOR MISJUD GE CLEARANCE FOR THE TURNALLOWING THE SHUTTLE CAR TO HIT THE RIB AS THE SHUTTLE CAR BURNED THE CORNER. EE WAS PINNED AGAINST THE RIB BRUISED OR BROKEN RIB BRUISED CHEST ON RIGHT SIDE OF RIB CA

January 31, 1990 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Quality Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES MOVE THE CONTINOUS MINER TRAILING CABLE, WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING. HE TRIPPED, SPRINING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

1989 · 1 incident

October 6, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Quality Coal Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

EMPL WAS REMOVING THE CHARGER BATTERY CABLES FORMT HE ELKHORN SCOOP AT THE UNDERGROUND CHARGING LOCATION ONE OF THE BELLS WAS EXTREMELY HOT DUE TO A WIRE BEING GROUNDED THE MEPL SUFFERED BURNS BLISTERS ON THREE FINGERS OF L HAND INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE ELECTRICAL CHARGING BELL WIRE WAS PULLED LOOSE INSIDE THE BELL CREATING A GROUNDING CONDITION