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No 1 Surface: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Ida Carbon Corp · Surface
Controlled by Yates Elzie
Mouthcard, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1513498

MSHA record for No 1 Surface (mine ID 1513498). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Feb 1986
Ownership history
  1. Ida Carbon Corp 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 Surface 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

3 on file

1986 · 1 incident

February 12, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ida Carbon Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWO EMPLOYEE BO5TING BLADE ON DOZER STABILIZER BAR SLIPPED STRIKING I.NAME ON LEFT FOOT

1984 · 1 incident

April 27, 1984 KY · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Ida Carbon Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE CUT DOWN TREE WHICH RELEASED ANOTHER TREE LODGED IN THE TREE BEING CUT, THIS LODGED TREE FELL AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEFT SIDE

1983 · 1 incident

September 13, 1983 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ida Carbon Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS UNLOADING 50# BAGS OF AMMONIAXX NITRATE OFF THE POWDER TRUCK & WHILE IN THIS PROCESS HE SOMEHOW TWISTED A MUSCLE IN THE LOWER PORTION OF HIS BACK.