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No 109 Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Massey Energy Company
Hellier, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1510969

MSHA record for No 109 Mine (mine ID 1510969). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Oct 1985
Ownership history
  1. B & F Coal Company 1977 to 1978
  2. B & F Coal Company 1978 to 1978
  3. Punchin Judy Coal Company 1978 to 1979
  4. Pond Creek Coal Company 1979 to 1979
  5. Bentley & Derry Coal Company Inc 1979 to 1985
  6. Ratliff Elkhorn Coal Company Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 109 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

2 on file

1985 · 2 incidents

October 15, 1985 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ratliff Elkhorn Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

CAR WAS LOADED & OP WAS GOING TO DUMP. ROCK RUNBBED AGAINST TOP & FELL INTO DECK LANDING ON OP FOOT.

March 13, 1985 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ratliff Elkhorn Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR ROOF BOLTER CABLE WAS TORN DOWN WHEN HANGING ACROSS HAUL ROAD CABLE BROKE STRIKING HIM IN THE MOUTH & JAW