Mining Incidents

No 2: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Arjay Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Poteet J W
Pathfork, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513239

MSHA record for No 2 (mine ID 1513239). 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
1983–1985
Latest incident
Aug 1985
Ownership history
  1. Bob & Rod Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1983
  2. B M R Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1983
  3. Sam Bass Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1984
  4. S L C Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1988
  5. Arjay Coal Company Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 2 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
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 · 1 incident

August 1, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
S L C Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE VICTIM WAS DRILLING TOP TO INSTALL PERMENANT SUPPORT WHEN A SMALL LOOSE PIEVE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING THE VICTIM ACROSS THE BACK

1983 · 1 incident

July 28, 1983 KY · Coal timberman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B M R Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING TIMBERS AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE TOP AND THE TIMBER.