Mining Incidents

No 1: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Emmanuel Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Smith Glen A
Virgie, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517631

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1517631). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1995
Latest incident
Sep 1995
Ownership history
  1. Garrett Mining Inc 1995 to 1998
  2. Emmanuel Mining Inc 1998 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1995 · 4 incidents

September 21, 1995 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Garrett Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS USING CUTTING TORCH TO CUT METAL WHEN A PIECE OF METAL STRUCK IN CORNER OF EYE.

August 8, 1995 KY · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Garrett Mining Inc · Flash burns (electric)

EE WAS RESETTING CIRCUIT BREAKER WHEN MALFUNCTION CAUSED ELECTRICAL FLASH BURNING HIS HAND.

May 22, 1995 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Garrett Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

SHARP INSIDE EDGE OF POUR SPOUT WAS EXPOSED. EMPLOYEE GRASPED OIL CAN WITH FINGERS EXTENDING INSIDE SPOUT AND SLUNG CAN INTO DUPSTER. CAUSING LACERATIO TO FINGER.

January 16, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) STRIKING OR BUMPING
Garrett Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED TOLD A CO-WORKER TO INFORM MGMT THAT HE HAD SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY BY HITTING HIS HEAD AGAINST ROOF. HE WAS WEARING MINING CAP, BUT SIMPLY FAILED TO ADJUST TO LOW CLEARANCE. THIS ALLEGED INCIDENT OCCURED ON 1-16-95 & CLAIM WAS NOT FILED UNTIL AFTER 3-24-95 AFTER HIS RESIGNA TION.