Flatwoods Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
VICTIM WAS CHANGING BITS ON CUTTER CHAIN AND A PIECE OF METAL HITHIM IN THE CHEEK RIGHT.
No 1: 9 reportable incidents Coal
Flatwoods Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Bartley Eppie R
Hellier,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515410
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1515410). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1990–1993
- Latest incident
- Jan 1993
Ownership history
- Two Rose Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1989
- Flatwoods Coal Company Inc 1989 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
9 on file1993 · 1 incident
1992 · 2 incidents
August 21, 1992
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Flatwoods Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
59339M SAID HE WAS CRAWLING ON HIS KNEE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
Flatwoods Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
VICTIM WAS OPERATING S&S SCOOP AND WAS GOING UNDER POWER CABLE WHEN HE HIT HIS LEIGHT AND SAID HE HURT HIS HEAD.
1991 · 5 incidents
December 13, 1991
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Flatwoods Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
VICTIM WAS SHOVELING BELT.
October 25, 1991
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Flatwoods Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
VICTIM SAID HE WAS TRAVELING UNDER A TRAILING CABLE AND CAUGHT HIS KNEE PAD AND IT PULLED HIM FROM THE PERSONAL CARRIER DAMAGEING HIS RIGHT FOOT.
September 23, 1991
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Flatwoods Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
VICTIM WAS GETTING OFF SCOOP AND SAID HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT RIB AREA.
August 8, 1991
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Flatwoods Coal Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
INHALATION OF COAL DUST.
Flatwoods Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
LOW CLEARNE HEIGHT 30 INCH TO 34 INCH VICTIM SAID HE WAS BACKING OUT OF 3 HEADING AND STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP ON A ROLL CAUSING PAIN TO NECK VICTIM NEVER REPORTED ACCIDENT UNTIL APPROX . 630 NEXT WORKING DAY MISSED FULL SHIFT UNTIL 2-12-91.
1990 · 1 incident
July 28, 1990
KY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Flatwoods Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON END LOADER BLEW OUT CAUSING LOADER TO OVER TURN THROWING OPERATOR FROM LOADER.