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No 2: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Boaz Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Freeman Charles
Mouthcard, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512343

No 2 has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1984–1986
Latest incident
Feb 1986
Ownership history
  1. Boaz Coal Company Inc 1980 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)
1987 10 20,065
1986 18 73,053
1985 21 69,201
1984 32 104,684
1983 31 107,953
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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1986 · 1 incident

February 26, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Boaz Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

POSITIONING ROO0 DRILL TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT WHEN CANOPY HIT RIB AND DISLODGED SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FALLING AND HIT OPERATOR IN THE BACK.

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1985 · 1 incident

1984 · 3 incidents

November 14, 1984 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Boaz Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

MUD SEAMS PRESENT WHERE INTERSECTION FELL IN RERTURN ENTRY.#4 MAIN ENTRY LAST OPEN X-CUT 300\INBY SPAD 499.