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No 16 Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Diners' Prospect Inc · Underground
Controlled by Roger D Clevinger
Hellier, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515299

MSHA record for No 16 Mine (mine ID 1515299). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1987–1989
Latest incident
Nov 1989
Ownership history
  1. Prospect Coal Company 1985 to 1987
  2. Diners' Prospect Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 16 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

5 on file

1989 · 2 incidents

November 18, 1989 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator MACHINERY
Diners' Prospect Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS BOLTING THE #6 HEADING ON 001 SECTION HE WAS STRAPING A HILL SEAM RUNING ACROSS HEADING IN FACE A ROCK APP 1FTX2FT WAS DISLODGED PROBABLY FROM PENETRATION OF BIT INTO ROOF PROBABLY ROCK STRUCK STRAP & THE STRAP HIT FINGER CAUSING CUT

October 18, 1989 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Diners' Prospect Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL NO INJURY NO PROPERTY DAMAGE SANDSTONE PLUG BETWEEN 2 HILL SEAMS FELL OUT PLUS WAS APP 10'W 30'L IN #7 ENTRY NO CLEAN UP OF FALL WAS NECESSARY OR ATTEMPTED CRIBS AND TIMBERS WERE INS TALLED AROUND FALL

1988 · 1 incident

October 1, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Diners' Prospect Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING 1 SCOOP TO TRANSPORT SELF TO WORKING SECTION NO AUTHORIZATION WAS GIVEN WHILE DRIVING SCOOP EMPLOYEE NEGOITATED RIGHT GO TURN SCOOP ARTICULATED IN CENTER CATCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN FRONT AND BACK OF SCOOP.

1987 · 2 incidents

December 26, 1987 KY · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
Diners' Prospect Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE OPERAT3NG COAL DRILL. DRILL STEEL STRUCK, PULLED MUSCLE PULLING IT OUT.

December 26, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Diners' Prospect Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL BETWE9N TWO ROOF BOLTS, EMPLOYEE FOOT BROKE.