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No 1: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Pike Colony Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Charles T Norman
Lick Branch, Phelps, Ky, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516241

No 1 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1991.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1991–1993
Latest incident
Oct 1993
Ownership history
  1. Colonial Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1989
  2. Desparado Fuels Inc 1989 to 1990
  3. Peter Creek Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1992
  4. Pauline Mining Inc 1992 to 1993
  5. Pike Colony Coal Corp 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1994 0
1993 6 5,038
1992 5 14,907
1991 7 27,375
1990 7 25,121
1989 12 24,712
1988 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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

3 on file

1993 · 1 incident

October 20, 1993 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pike Colony Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS BEATING ON PIECE OF ROCK WITH HAMMER. THE HANDLE CAM APART FROM HEAD & HIS RIGHT FINGER GOT BETWEEN HANDLE & ROCK.

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1992 · 1 incident

October 19, 1992 KY · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Pauline Mining Inc · Flash burns (electric)

AN ELECTRICAL ARC WAS CAUSED BY A LOOSE PHASE LEAD IN THE TOP OF A 225 MMP BREAKER. VICBRATION FROM TEH CLOSING OF AN ADJACENT BREAKER APPARENTLY CAUSED THIS LEAD TO COME IN CONTACT WITH ANOTH ER PHASE AND BRIEFLY ARCING ACROSS TOP OF BREAKER. THE ELECRICAL RECEIVED A FLASH BURN TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE & NECK.

1991 · 1 incident

March 4, 1991 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Peter Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

INJURED MAN WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR BEHIND MINER WHEN STRUCK IN FACE WITH A LUMP OF COAL THROWN BY MINER'S CONVEYOR CHAIN. INJURY REPORT TO MIEN BY INJURED'S WAS A FRACTURED NOSE.