Oak Ridge Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects
EMPLOYEE FELL AGAINST SCOOP HURTING HIS BACK.
No 1: 7 reportable incidents Coal
No 1 has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1991.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1991–1993
- Latest incident
- Aug 1993
Ownership history
- Silver Bullet Mining Inc 1991 to 1992
- Oak Ridge Coal Company Inc 1992 to 1993
- Oak Ridge Coal Company Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 22 | 40,710 |
| 1992 | 28 | 103,067 |
| 1991 | 26 | 54,339 |
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
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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
7 on file1993 · 2 incidents
April 26, 1993
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Oak Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
RIB FELL & HIT SHUTTLE CAR OPER IN SIDE.
1992 · 3 incidents
August 10, 1992
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Silver Bullet Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
85023ATED WHILE HE WAS MOVING ROCK IN THE FACE AREA HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
June 24, 1992
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Silver Bullet Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPL HAD PUT UP THE OUTSIDE BOLT THEN MOVED THE HEAD TO THE MIDDLE TO INSTALL THE NEXT BOLT AFTER SETTING THE ATRS. PUT DRILL STEEL AGAINST THE ROOF WHEN A SLAB OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING RIGH T FOOT.
January 10, 1992
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Silver Bullet Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
THE EMPLOYEE STATED WHEN THE DRILL POT SOPPED UP, HE LOWER THE DRILL POT HEAD. WHILE UNSTOPPING THE DRILL POT, THE DRILL STEEL FELL FROMT EH ROOF AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND.
1991 · 2 incidents
Silver Bullet Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL PULLING BELT TOGETHER TO SPLICE,BELT CLAMP CAME OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FOREHEAD.
Silver Bullet Mining Inc · Struck by flying object
SHOT FIRER SHOT L BREAK OF NO 5 ENTRY, COAL HIT HAND AND LEG