Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Six S Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Smith David
Hellier, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515353

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 1515353). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at No 1 Mine.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Sep 1986
Ownership history
  1. Young Brothers Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1986
  2. Six S Coal Corp 1986 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

6 on file

1986 · 6 incidents

September 19, 1986 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Six S Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED ON IDLE SHIFT, FALL WAS IN BELT ENTRY 3 1/2 BRKS INBY DRIFT, APPROX 30' OUTBY SPAD 516 AND MEASURED APPROX 15'L X 18'W X 6'H. FALL WAS A CONTINUATION OF A PREVIOUS FALL WHI CH WAS DUE TO A3HILL SEAM AND FAULT IN TOP, FALL COVERED APPROX 100' OF BELT AND 12 PCS. STRUCTURE

September 8, 1986 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Six S Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

WAS OPERATING A3488 SCOOP AND HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK PHYSICIANS DIAGNOSIS REVEALED PULLED MUSCLE AND LIGAMENTS

August 23, 1986 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Six S Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED ON IDLE SHIFT ON INTAKE AIRWAY APPROX. 200 FT OUTBY FACE. FALL OCCURRED ON #1 ENTRY-MAINS SPAD 527 WHICH WAS DRIVEN UP BY PREVIOUS OPERATORS. FALL APPEARED TO BE DUE TO A NA TURAL FAULT WIT2 A FALL MEASURED 80 FT. X 18 FT X 7 FT (APPROXIMATE).

August 1, 1986 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Six S Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

UNINTENTIONAL R2OF FALL OCCURRED IN #5 ENTRY IN LAST INTERSECTION DUE TO A NATURAL FAULT.APPROX.1 TO 2FT ABOVE ANCHORAGE POINT OF 4FT RESIN BOLT.FALL MEASURED APPROX.22FT X25'X 5 TO 6FT THICK. INVESTIGATION R9VEALED A "HORSE BACK"FORMATION WITH 1/2' GRANULATED SANDSTONE ABOVE.CONCLUSION NATURAL FAULT.

January 1, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Young Brothers Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRAW R2CK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE SHOULDER AND NECK.