Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Henry Chaney Jr
Phyllis, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516494

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 1516494). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1989–1991
Latest incident
Jul 1991
Ownership history
  1. Cheyenne Eagle Mining Company Inc 1988 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

5 on file

1991 · 2 incidents

July 9, 1991 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cheyenne Eagle Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

SECTION WAS ON THE RETREAT MINING METHOD.WHEN A SCOOP WAS LEFT IN THE #6 ENTRY.WHICH WAS USED TO HAUL SUPPLIES.MINING WAS PROGRESSIVELY IN THE #1 ENTRY.WHEN THE OPERATOR RETURNED TO THE SCOOP A LARGE PIECE OF ROCK HAD FALLEN FROM THE TOP ON IT.AFTER EVALUATING THE FALL A DETERMINATION WAS MADE TO LEAVE THE SCOOP TO MINIMIZE THE DANGER OF AN ACCIDENT.

April 23, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cheyenne Eagle Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE MOVED ROOF BOLTER SO HE COULD CLEAN MUD FROM THE ATRS WHILE CLEANING A ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING HIM IN SHOULDER S AND BACK.

1990 · 1 incident

September 17, 1990 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cheyenne Eagle Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

BETWEEN WORKSHIFTS OF 9/17 & 18 ROCK FALL OCCURRED MEASURING APPROX 40'X16'X4' 3 BREAKS OUTBY FACE ON #1 ENTRY BETWEEN SPAD #349 & 360. THERE WERE NO EQUIP INVOLVED. AREA HAS BEEN BARRICADED & POSTED TO PREVENT ANYONE FROM ENTERING.

1989 · 2 incidents