EMPL PARKED ROCK TRUCK,WALKED 100 YDS AROUND FROM PIT AREA AND LEFT PERMITTED AREA.EMPL FELL OVER SOME BRUSH AND HURT LEG.
No 1 Surface: 6 reportable incidents Coal
Traveller Coal Corp
· Surface
Controlled by
Collie Hall
Etty,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515414
MSHA record for No 1 Surface (mine ID 1515414). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1987–1991
- Latest incident
- Nov 1991
Ownership history
- Traveller Coal Corp 1985 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
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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
6 on file1991 · 3 incidents
November 15, 1991
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Traveller Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface
September 3, 1991
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Traveller Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
WHILE PULLING STEEL OUT OF HOLE. THE DRILL STEEL HUNG IN DRILL HOLE, CAUSING OPERATOR TO BE IN A STAIN.
April 8, 1991
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
OTHER
Traveller Coal Corp · Unclassified, insufficient data
RECURRENCE OF 11/5/90 INJURY.
1990 · 2 incidents
November 5, 1990
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Traveller Coal Corp · Fall from machine
AS REPORTED GETTING OFF 450 DOZER SLIPPED HITTING BACK ON HYDRAULIC TANK AND STRATTLED THE LADDER HURTING HISSELF
October 24, 1990
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Traveller Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
UNLOADING MOTOR OUT OF TRUCK, IT FELL ON L LEG BREAKING IT
1987 · 1 incident
August 25, 1987
KY · Coal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Traveller Coal Corp · Fall from machine
CHECKING OIL SL3PPED ON DOZER TRACKS & FELL.