Mining Incidents

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
  1. 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
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

1991 · 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

EMPL PARKED ROCK TRUCK,WALKED 100 YDS AROUND FROM PIT AREA AND LEFT PERMITTED AREA.EMPL FELL OVER SOME BRUSH AND HURT LEG.

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