Price Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)
MINER HELPER-MINER CABLE BLEW UP IN HIS FACE AND BURNT BOTH EYES.
No 1 Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal
No 1 Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1984
- Latest incident
- Mar 1984
Ownership history
- Price Coal Company Inc 1982 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 25 | 30,970 |
| 1986 | 40 | 87,686 |
| 1985 | 35 | 148,148 |
| 1984 | 38 | 144,558 |
| 1983 | 31 | 141,532 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
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.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1984 · 2 incidents
Price Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
LOADING ROCK DUST INTO SCOOP-PILE UNLOADING FROM FELL OVER-CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN SCOOP BUCKET & ROCK DUST. BROKE-SMALL BONE IN FOOT-CHIPPED THE BIG BONE.