Mining Incidents

No 2: 24 reportable incidents Coal

Fools Gold Energy Corp · Underground
Controlled by James L Bevins
Kimper, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1504633

No 2 has had no fatalities among 24 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
24
Years on record
1984–1997
Latest incident
Jun 1997
Ownership history
  1. Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp 1950 to 1982
  2. Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp 1982 to 1988
  3. Steven Lee Enterprises 1988 to 1989
  4. Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp 1989 to 1989
  5. Calvery Mining Inc 1989 to 1989
  6. C & R Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1989
  7. Fools Gold Energy Corp 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
2000 0
1999 0
1998 14 101,410
1997 26 188,116
1996 24 169,309
1995 20 138,277
1994 30 171,070
1993 29 170,687
1992 30 158,783
1991 24 122,995
1990 21 96,532
1989 5 4,115
1988 13 34,206
1987 22 108,729
1986 26 96,680
1985 43 118,217
1984 43 143,238
1983 45 125,146
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 2 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.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

24 on file

1997 · 2 incidents

June 17, 1997 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Fools Gold Energy Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS OPERATING OFF STANDARD 21 SC SHUTTLE CAR. HAD COMPLETED BEING LOADED, WAS CHANGING SEATS, SLIPPED AND FELL. SHUTTLE CAR PINNED (R0LLED)EE AGAINST COAL RIB.

June 12, 1997 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fools Gold Energy Corp · Struck by falling object

OPERATING FLETCHER ROOF BOLTING MACHINE, #3 ENTRY, RT BREAK. SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK, 12"X12"X 1/2" THICK FELL FROM ROOF PINNING LEFT HAND AGAINST THE MACHINE, MASHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER, RING FINGER AND PINKIE.

1996 · 1 incident

1995 · 6 incidents

October 18, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fools Gold Energy Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING 300 GALIS ROOF BOLTER INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS #2 ENTRY ROCK FELL, FROM ROOF 0" TO 5 -6" THICK X 3-4 FT. LONG AND 24" WIDE BETWEEN ATRS AND LAST PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORT STRI KIGN OPERATOR ON HIS BACK, SSPRAINING LIGIMENTS AND MUSCLES FROM NECK DOWN TO MIDDLE PART OF BACK.

March 14, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fools Gold Energy Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNKNOWN THIS IS AN ALLEGED OCCURANCE THAT SUPPOSEDLY HAPPENED 3-14-95. OPERATOR WASNT NOTIFIED UNTIL 4-7-95 230 PM.

January 13, 1995 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fools Gold Energy Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING FOR A SLATE BAR WHICH WAS LAYING AGAINST COAL RIB. SAID IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING HIT HIM IN THE BACK. (NOTHING HIT HIM) RESUTLED IN STRAINED, SPRAINED LOWER BACK.

January 13, 1995 KY · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Fools Gold Energy Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REPAIR MAN TURNED CIRCUIT BREAKER TOT HE ON POSITION AND AT THE SAME TIME ACCIDENTLY HIT HTE SPPEED CONTROLLER CAUSING THE #1BATT OPERATOR SUPPLY TRACK MOTOR TO KNOCK THE VICTIM DOWN BETWEEN T HE #1 TRAK MOTOR AND THE #2 PERSONNEL TRACK CAR. CAUSING KNOT ON HEAD AND LOWER BACK INJURY.

January 2, 1995 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fools Gold Energy Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS HELPING PULL MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY. COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN.

January 2, 1995 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fools Gold Energy Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS LIFTING DRILL POT [ROOF BOLTING MACHINE] LOADING ONTO TOOL CAR. COMPLINED OF LOWER BACK HURTING.

1994 · 2 incidents

July 21, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fools Gold Energy Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING HYDRAULIC CYLINDER FROM SUPPLY MOTOR (TRACK). HYDRAULIC CYLINDER CAUGHT EMPLOYEES LEFT RING FINGER AGAINST TRACK MOTOR.BROKEN LEFT RING FINGER AT FIRST JOINT (TIP) AND M ASHED.

July 5, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fools Gold Energy Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING TEST HOLE IN ROOF NO. 2 ENTRY WITH 300 GALIS ROOF DRILL. A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE APPROX. 1-3" THICK X 2' X 4' FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND PINNED EMPLOYEE AGAINST ROOF B OLT MACHINE. BRUISED NECK, SHOULDE AND UPPER PART OF BACK.

1993 · 2 incidents

September 30, 1993 KY · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Fools Gold Energy Corp · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 3'X3'X0" TO 3" THICK FELL OUT BETWEEN A ROOF BOLT & THE RIB ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE #2 ENTRY STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEFT FOOT WHILE HE WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES FROM T HE S&S MODEL 482 SCOOP,POSSIBLY CAUSING A FRACTURE.

July 13, 1993 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fools Gold Energy Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE AND OTHER WERE DRAGGING TAIL ROLLER TO BE LOADED ON RAIL CAR, WHEN EE NOTED A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS GROIN AREA. THIS STOPPED WITH NO INDICATION OF INJURY UNTIL 7-21-93, WHEN HE WENT TO T HE MEDTHODIST HOSPITAL OF PINEVILLE EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT.

1988 · 1 incident

February 14, 1988 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE UNLOADING CRIB BLOCKS, THAT WERE FROZEN TOGETHER, THE INJURED EMPLOYEE TRAPPED HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN TWO CRIB BLOCKS.

1987 · 1 incident

March 2, 1987 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE TWISTE8 HIS RIGHT KNEE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL THE MINER CABLE. THE SURFACE HE WAS WORKING ON WAS UNEVEN WHICH CAUSWED HIS WEIGHT TO BE SHIFTED TO ONE SIDE QUICKLY. THIS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED ON 3-17-87 AND MEDICAL HELP WAS GIVEN ON 3-16-87.

1986 · 2 incidents

September 30, 1986 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE HELPING M9CHANIC REMOVE ENTRANCE GLAND FROM PANEL BOARD ON A ROOF BOLTER, I.NAME STRAINED HAMSTRING ON RIGHT LEG

April 10, 1986 KY · Coal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE USING A J5CK TO RAISE A BATTERY POWERED MOTOR, THE JACK KICKED OUT CATCHING THE RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND THE JACK. THE TOP OF THE JACK ALSO STRUCK THE LEFT HAND AS WENT DOWN.

1985 · 2 incidents

November 21, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE DRILLING 5 HOLE FOR A SPOT BOLT ALONG THE RIB OF NO. 2 HEADING ROCK MEASURING 10" ? 44" ? 3". BROKE LOOSE STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE.

January 3, 1985 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LIFTING LARGE PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FROM ON TOP OF PHONE LINE SLATE BROKE CATCHING END OF NIDDLE FINGER OF RT HAND IN BETWEEN EDGES

1984 · 5 incidents

June 15, 1984 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

AREA INVOLVED WAS APILLAR SECTION. WIEGHT HAD SHIFTED CAUSING SEPERATION IN TOP. FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 4FTR IN THICKNESS 30FT WIDE AND 35FT IN LENGTH. THE SECOND CROSSCUT OUTBY THE FACE.

April 27, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE SETTING HIS SAFETY JACKS WHEN PREPARING TO BOLT THE FACE A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 2FWHILE SETTING HIS SAFETY JACKS WHEN PREPARING TO BOLT THE FACE A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 2F WIDE 2FT LONG AND 1 1/2\ THICK FELL STRICKING I NAME IN THE BACK.

March 19, 1984 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

FALL WAS FOUND DURING WEEKLY EXAMINATION OF AIRWAYS. LOCATION, STARTING AT SPAD NO.2807 AND EXTENDING INBY FOR APPROX. 100\. WIDTH 20\ THICKNESS 2 FT-41/2 FT DETERMINED CAUSE. WEAK ROOF STRATA WITH 800 FT OF COVERAGE. SIGNS OF PRESSURE IN THIS AREA.

February 6, 1984 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HANDLING MINER CABLE LAYED HAND ON MINER. WHEN PAN WAS RAISED IT CAUGHT SMALL FINGER BETWEEN PAN & THE HEAD BOOM.

January 26, 1984 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HOOKING CHAIN TO S COOP DIPPER TO PULL MECHANIC CAR PUT HAND IN BEHIND THE DJECTOR OF THE SCOOP OPERATOR STARTED SCOOP TO PUSH EJECTOR OF OUT AND PULLED LEVER THE WRONG WAY PINCHING RT HAND OF INJ EMP CAUSING LACERATION TO RT HAND