Mining Incidents

No 1: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Hustler Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Billy Ray Dotson
Woodman, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516914

No 1 has had no fatalities among 6 reportable incidents since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1990–1996
Latest incident
May 1996
Ownership history
  1. Woodman Three Mine Company Inc 1990 to 1991
  2. Hustler Coal Company Inc 1991 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)
1996 26 62,111
1995 17 98,165
1994 21 111,807
1993 19 97,425
1992 20 62,223
1991 18 78,478
1990 16 43,266
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

6 on file

1996 · 2 incidents

May 20, 1996 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hustler Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK FELL HITTING EMP WHILE RUNNING 21 SC

March 25, 1996 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hustler Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

ATHE #2 R.D. SHUTTLE CAR WAS COMING FROM THE COAL FEEDER TOWARD THE FACE, THE #11 L.D. CAR WAS COMING FROM THE FACE TOWARD THE COAL FEEDER IN; #6 ENTRY, THE DUMP END OF THE #1 L.D. CAR WAS OUT IN THE INTERSECTION & THE #2 R.D. CAR BUMPED IT AS HE WAS TURNING LEFT.

1995 · 3 incidents

May 4, 1995 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Hustler Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

A PIECE OF RIGID RAIL TYPE BELT STRUCTURE HAD COME LOOSE AND GOTTEN OFF THE RAIL IT SITS ON. BELTMAN PICKED IT UP AND PUT IT BACK IN PLACE AND SOMEHOW GOT HIS HAND BEWTEEN THE BELT ROLLER AND BELT.

April 27, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Hustler Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT LOWER ARM BY A BUNDLE [10] OF ROOF BOLTS WHILE HE WAS MOVING THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. THE MOVEMENT OF THE MACHINE CAUSED THE BOLTS TO SLIDE OFF THE TOP OF THE ROOF B OLTER.

April 24, 1995 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hustler Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE & CO-WORKER WERE SHOVELING LOOSE COAL UP AROUND SECTION TAIL PIECE. INJURED TOLD CO-WORKER THAT HE HAD HURT HIS BACK. BELT WAS NOT RUNNING.

1990 · 1 incident

November 29, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Woodman Three Mine Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THIN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROX 4'X3'X1" FELL BEHIND EMPL. FEATHERED EDGE SCRAPED EMPL'S LOWER LEFT BACK & LEFT HIP.