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No 1-A: 1 reportable incident Coal

Wachob Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by William R Wachob
Mouthcard, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512605

No 1-A has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Feb 1986
Ownership history
  1. Clevinger Coal Corp 1980 to 1981
  2. Wachob Coal Corp 1981 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)
1987 0
1986 10 56,109
1985 14 67,359
1984 15 76,773
1983 15 70,946
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 1-A 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

1 on file

1986 · 1 incident

February 21, 1986 KY · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wachob Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

SCOOP OPERATOR 3.NAME CLEANING HALLWAY WHERE BELT WAS REMOVED.PIECE OF 2'' PLASTICWATER LINE LAYING AGAINST LEFT RIB.I.NAME HAD WATER LINE IN BUCKET.WHEN END OF WATER LINE CAUGHT IN SOME ... I .NAME ALREADY R9MOVED FROM HALLWAY.END IN BUCKET FLEW UP AND STRUCK I.NAME IN RIGHT EAR CUTTING TOP OF EAR 1/2''-3/4'' CUT.