Mining Incidents

No 1: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Lucretius Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Williams Darrell
Goody, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515564

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1515564). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1986–1991
Latest incident
Aug 1991
Ownership history
  1. Preece Energy Inc 1986 to 1986
  2. Timper Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1990
  3. Lucretius Coal Corp 1990 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
December 9, 1987 KY · Coal scoop car operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Timper Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

I.NAME WAS FATA5LY INJURED 12-9-87 AT 8:20 PM WHEN A ROCK BRAWL FELL OFF A PILLAR OF COAL IN THE #2 ENTRY 0010 SECTION WHILE HE WAS LOADING COAL WITH THE SCOOP HE WAS UNDER ROOF SUPPORT AS THE ROCK FELL ON T2 THE SCOOP CRUSHING HIS HEAD AND BACK

Reportable incidents

7 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1991 · 1 incident

1988 · 1 incident

1987 · 3 incidents

November 6, 1987 KY · Coal IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Timper Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE BIT MOTOR L9ADS ON THE JOY MODEL S.N.17968 GROUNDED AGAINST THE BOOM FRAME,THUS IGNITING ACCUMULATION OF DUST AND OIL.THE CUTTER WAS DESTROYED IN THE FIRE,BUT THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO THE

November 5, 1987 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Timper Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

LOOSE DRAW ROCK3ON #3 CONVEYOR BELT 3'WIDE X 5'LONG FELL ON EMPL AS HE WALKED UNDER IT.EMPL DIDNT SEE LOOSE ROCK AND WHEN IT FELL IT GLANCED OFF HIM NOT CAUSING IT TO BE MORE SERIOUS.

July 24, 1987 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Timper Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING WHILE HAULING COAL TO THE FEEDER THE SCOOP HIT THE RIB IN THE #4 HEADING INBY LAST OPEN CROSS CUT.

1986 · 2 incidents

July 10, 1986 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Preece Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMP WAS OPERATI3G SCOOP HE GOT THE SCOOP STUCK IN A LARGE WATER AND MUD HOLE ANOTHER SCOOP WAS BEING USED TO LIFT THE VICTIMS SCOOP OUT OF THE HOLE AS THE SCOOP WAS BEING LIFTED IT FELL TO T THE MINE FLOOR 7AUSING EMP TO BE JARRED INTO THE DECK OF SCOOP

June 16, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Preece Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING ON THE BOLTING MACHINE USING TWO PIECES OF STEEL IN HIS TOP 10FT EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES WHILE ATTACHING A PIECE OF EXTENSION STEEL EMPLOYEES GLOVE WAS CAUGHT BETWEE N THE STEEL THE3OPERATOR NOT KNOWING HIS HELPERS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT APPLIED THE ROTATION PRESSURE THUS TWISTING ARM AROUND STEEL