Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine: 10 reportable incidents Coal

E M T Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Bartley Eppie R
Canada, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512472

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 1512472). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Oct 1988
Ownership history
  1. Coleman Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1981
  2. Preece Enterprises Inc 1981 to 1982
  3. Thac-West Mining Inc 1982 to 1984
  4. Thac-West Mining Inc 1984 to 1984
  5. Thac-West Mining Inc 1984 to 1985
  6. Thornsbury Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1985
  7. Mary Helen Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1985
  8. K-Lin Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1986
  9. Five M Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1987
  10. E M T Mining Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 Mine 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

10 on file

1988 · 1 incident

October 14, 1988 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
E M T Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING CUTTING MACHINE OUT OF THE WORK AREA AND CAUGHT HIS FOOT WHICH BROKE HIS LEFT LEG ABOVE THE ANKLE.

1987 · 1 incident

January 6, 1987 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Five M Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

SHOT FIRERE WAS3STANDING BEHIND RIB WHEN ARM WAS EXTEND OUT AND SMALL PIECE OF COAL HIT RIGHT ARM.

1986 · 1 incident

March 26, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
K-Lin Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PUTTING WRENCH 2N HEAD OF BOLT DIDNT GET WRENCH IN PINNER POT & PRESSED POT AGAINST TOP WITH THUMB OVER BETWEEN TOP & POT ON PIN MACHINE

1985 · 2 incidents

March 22, 1985 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Thornsbury Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL ATTEMPTING TO PULL STUCK SC CONNECTED TO A 2ND SC BY TURNBUCKLE-OFF TAILPIECE.TURNBUCKLE SLIPPED STRIKING LEFT KNEE CAP.

February 6, 1985 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Thornsbury Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL IN PROCESS OF MOVING SCOOP OUT OF SECTION-HAND WAS ON SCOOPS PANIC BAR WHEN HIS HAND WAS PRESSED BETWEEN BAR AND MINE TOP.

1984 · 2 incidents

September 7, 1984 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Thac-West Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

THE EMP WAS WORKING ON THE MINER HE WAS IN PROVESS OF BACKING OUT THE CONVEYOR WHILE PRECEDING ROCKS FELL FROM THE TOP HE JUMPED TO GET OUT OT THE EAY A SMALL ROCK STRUCK THE SIDE OF HIS LF FOOT

August 6, 1984 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Thac-West Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING COAL WHILE OPERATING MINER HE WAS OUT FROM UNDER ROOF SUPPORTS WHE ROOF FAIL

1983 · 3 incidents

December 7, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Thac-West Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE HITLITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

July 27, 1983 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Thac-West Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FAELL 4FT THICK AT 4 INTERSECTION RUNNING OVER THE 5 HEADING AREA WAS FULLY BOLTED W 48IN BOLTS AND 6INX16IN PLATES THIS ISTHE LAST LINE OF OPEN BREAKS

March 8, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Thac-West Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STUCK FINGER INTO THE AUGER OF A ROCK DUSTER SLICED THE RIGHT SIDE OF TIP OF NO 3 FINGER