Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine (F): 1 recorded fatality Coal

Ka Dee Coal Company Inc · Underground
Raccoon, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513573

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (F) (mine ID 1513573). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Jan 1984
Ownership history
  1. Ka Dee Coal Company Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 Mine (F) 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
January 13, 1984 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ka Dee Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE VICTIM WAS SITTING IN FIRST CROSSCUT IN THE #1 ENTRY ON THE FIRST LEFT SECTION 60\ INBY SPAD #67. THE ROOF IN INTERSECTION FELL ABOVE ANCHORAGE ZONE OF THE ROOF BOLTS RENDERING FATAL INJUR IES TO HIM.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1984 · 1 incident

January 6, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ka Dee Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS BREAKING ROCK OFF OF GOOSE NECK FEEDER WHICH FEEDS COAL TO BELT LINE SECERED RDT INDEX FINGER BY LUMP OF COAL HITTING DOWN ON SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK OFF GOOSE NECK FEEDER