Mining Incidents

No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Four Way Coal Company Inc · Underground
Stopover, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515285

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1515285). 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
1986
Latest incident
Dec 1986
Ownership history
  1. J E & K Enterprises 1985 to 1986
  2. Four Way Coal Company Inc 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
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 · 2 incidents

December 12, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Four Way Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

OPERATOR WAS PI3NING TOP AND A PIECE OF LOOSE DRAW-SLATE APPROX. 2'X4'X6" FELL STRIKE VICTIM ON LONER PART OF BACK. NO BONES BROKEN BUT BRUISES AND ABRAISONS WERE NOTED.

September 29, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Four Way Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LUMP OF COAL RO5LED BACKWARDS DOWN STACKER CONVEYOR AND BOUNCED OFF BELT STRIKING VICTIM ON HEAD .