T & T Kentucky Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
I.NAME RUNNING LOADER,CLEANING A PLACE UP AND WENT OUT FROM UNDER ROOF SUPPORT.DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIM.FALL DIMENSIONS-4'L X 3'W X 2" THICK THAT FELL ON VICTIM.
No 1: 1 recorded fatality Coal
Cliffco Enterprise Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Cliff Bartley
Rockhouse,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516813
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1516813). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1990–1992
- Latest incident
- Mar 1992
Ownership history
- T & T Kentucky Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1991
- Cliffco Enterprise Inc 1991 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.
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
5 on file (excluding fatalities above)1992 · 1 incident
March 20, 1992
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cliffco Enterprise Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PULLING WATER LINE PULLED MUSCLES IN SHOULDER
1991 · 3 incidents
Cliffco Enterprise Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
VICTIM SAID HE WAS STRUCK BY LOOSE LUMP OF COAL THAT REFLECTED OFF SOLID RIB CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT SIDE OF VICTIMS HEAD REQUIRING THREE STITCHS IN THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS 2 IN TOP & 1 B EHIND LEFT EAR.
May 21, 1991
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cliffco Enterprise Inc · Struck by falling object
VICTIM SAID A PIECE OF SLATE FELL STRICKING HIM IN THE NECK & BACK AREA
February 14, 1991
KY · Coal
cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T & T Kentucky Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING A PIECE OF TOP STRUCTURE PLACING BACK ON ROPE.
1990 · 1 incident
September 8, 1990
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
T & T Kentucky Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EE BOLTER, MAN WAS PINNING TOP-SET FIRST ROW OF BOLTS AND WAS MOVING BACK ACROSS TO SET 2ND ROW. WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD AND SLIDING DOWN HIS BACK.