Ramey & Meade Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A WILCOX CONVEYOR ON THE LOW-LOW STRUCTURE WHEN THE BRIDGE FELL CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO BREAK A BONE IN HIS KNEE
No 1 Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal
MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 1513185). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1985
- Latest incident
- Aug 1985
Ownership history
- Lad Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1985
- Ramey & Meade Coal Company Inc 1985 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
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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.