Mining Incidents

No 11 Surface: 14 reportable incidents Coal

Jamboree, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515052

MSHA record for No 11 Surface (mine ID 1515052). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1987–1992
Latest incident
Feb 1992
Ownership history
  1. H K Coal Inc 1985 to 1986
  2. Wellmore Coal Corp 1986 to 1990
  3. Good Hope Mining Inc 1990 to 1993
  4. Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 11 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

14 on file

1992 · 1 incident

February 10, 1992 KY · Coal DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Good Hope Mining Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION ON 2-13-92 THAT EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN NOTIFIED HE WAS AFFLICTED WITH AN OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE.

1990 · 3 incidents

November 28, 1990 KY · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Good Hope Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS GOING TO DRILL TO START SHIFT AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE DRILL AS HE WAS GOING DOWN THE SIDE.

October 18, 1990 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Good Hope Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A ROAD ON THE STRIP JOB AND AS HE WAS BACKING THE DOZER WHICH HE WAS OPERATING THERE WERE SOME ROCKS BEHIND HIM WHICH HE DID NOT SEE. WHEN THE DOZER BACKED UPON TO THE RO CKS IT CAUSED A WRENCH TO THE LOWER BACK.

April 18, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wellmore Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUNCH A HOLE IN A SMALL CAN TO CATCH COMPRESSOR OIL. THE POCKET KNIFE HE WAS USING FOLED CAUSEDIN A CUT BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND INDEX FINGER. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT ON 4-18-9 0 HE WENT TO THE DR AND GOT STITCHES ON 4-19-=90 AND WORKED FOR 1/2 DAY HE STARTED LOSING TIME ON 4/20/90.

1989 · 6 incidents

December 6, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Wellmore Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPL WAS HELPING TO LOAD D355 KOMATSU ENGINE ONTO BOOM TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING AT H K COAL CO. H K EMPL WAS LIFTING ENGINE WITH CRANE. EMPL WAS STANDING ON BACK OF BOOM TRUCK. EMPL TOLD CRANE OPR ERATOR TO GO TO RIGHT 2/ENGINE BUT HE WENT TO LEFT CAUSING EMPL TO FALL FORWARD HURTING BACK.

August 23, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wellmore Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EXITING DOZER PUT TO MUCH PRESSURE ON HIS WRIST AND STRAINED IT

May 12, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wellmore Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING DOZER FOR LOOSE BOLTS.HE SLIPPED AND FELL,CUTTING HIS HEAD AND EAR,WHICH REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.THE SAFETY DEPT. RECEIVED THE ACCIDENT REPORT ON THE INJURED ON 05-26-89.AFTE R CONSIDERING ALL FACTS,THE ACCIDENT WAS FOUND TO BE REPORTABLE.IN LIEU OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVE 10 WORKING DAYS AFTER AN ACCIDENT TO REPORT IT TO MSHA WHEN CRITERIA IS MET WE HOPE THAT YOU W

April 26, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Wellmore Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPL BACKED ROCK TRUCK INTO DUMP SITE AT ANGLE ALLOWING OFF SIDE TIRES TOO CLOSE TO EDGE.THIS CAUSED MATERIAL TO SLIDE OUT FROM UNDER,RESULTING IN TRUCKS ROLLING DOWN 53'EMBANKMENT.EMPL RECD L ACERATIONS TO HEAD,SHOULDER,ELBOW AND CONTUSION TO LEFT LEG.

January 3, 1989 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wellmore Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPL WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON ENDLOADER IN THE PROCESS OF REFUELING HIS FOOT SLIPPED HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS L FOOT BUT INSTEAD FELL ON HIS BACK

1988 · 3 incidents

November 11, 1988 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Wellmore Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPL WAS DRIVING 777 CATERPILLAR ROCK TRUCK HE HIT A ROUGH PLACE IN THE ROAD CAUSING HIS HEAD TO HIT THE TOP OF CAB JAMMMING HIS NECK

April 29, 1988 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Wellmore Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD HOOKED CABLE FOR TREE TO BE MOVED WHEN DOZER STARTED MOVING THE TREE THE STUMP CAUGHT A ROCK AND THE TOP PART OF TREE CAME AROUND AND HIT HIM ACROSS THE BACK AND CAME TO REST A FTER STRIKING HIS RT FOOT UPON HIS 1ST VISIT TO THE HOSPITAL ON 4-29 TREATMENT GIVEN WAS DIAGNOSTIC ONLY HOWEVER ON 5-7HE VISITED THE DR AGAIN WAS GIVEN A CAST TO WEAR AND WAS ADVISED TO STAY

April 20, 1988 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wellmore Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A TREE WHEN A BROKEN LIMB THAT WAS LODGED IN THE TOP FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE HITTING HIS NOSE.

1987 · 1 incident

March 13, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wellmore Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DI8MOUNTING DOZER WHEN HIS FOOT GOT HUNG CAUS ING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.