Mining Incidents

No 2: 14 reportable incidents Coal

Ace Colliery Inc · Underground
Controlled by Bartley Clinton
Canada, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513772

MSHA record for No 2 (mine ID 1513772). 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
1985–1991
Latest incident
Jun 1991
Ownership history
  1. Thac-West Mining Inc 1982 to 1984
  2. Mount Calvery Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1985
  3. Ember Mining Inc 1985 to 1986
  4. Sha-Kel Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1987
  5. R B M Enterprises Inc 1987 to 1987
  6. Ace Colliery Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

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

14 on file

1991 · 1 incident

June 24, 1991 KY · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ace Colliery Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WORKING ON SCOOP UNPLUGING BATTERIES LIPPED AND FELL PLLLED LIGAMENTS IN R LEG

1990 · 1 incident

March 21, 1990 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ace Colliery Inc · Accident type, without injuries

OUTCROP WAS IN THIS AREA. SECTION STOPPED AND TURNED RIGHT HANDED. APPROXIMATELY 3' HIHG. ENTRIES HAVE BEEN NARROWED.

1986 · 5 incidents

June 10, 1986 KY · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ember Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

LOOSE PIECE OF 9OCK AT TAILPIECE WHERE BOOM HOLE HAD BEEN SHOT.ROCK FELL ON EMPL BACK.DOESNT KNOW HOW SERIOUS.

February 8, 1986 KY · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator ELECTRICAL
Ember Mining Inc · Contact with electrical current

REACHED TO PICK3UP CABLE CABLE HAD A CUT PLACE ON UNDER SIDE WHERE HE PICKED IT UP BURNED HAND AND ELECTRICAL SHOCK.

January 1, 1986 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ember Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

ROOF SLATE FELL3ON LEG.

1985 · 7 incidents

December 31, 1985 KY · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator MACHINERY
Ember Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

RUNNING LOADER 2ANGING CABLE ON POST OF LOADER WHEN LOADER TWISTED SIDEWAYS MASHING ARM AGAINST RIB.

June 4, 1985 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ember Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

CHECK SECTION-WENT TO OPEN BRK JUST CLEANED UP,STOPPED AT LAST BOLT TURNED TO LEAVE AREA WHEN PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL OUT AND SLABBED BACK ON RIGHT FOOT AND HIP.

May 20, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ember Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SAID HE STRAINED BACK BENDING A ROOF BOLT.

April 9, 1985 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Ember Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

RIDING IN MANTRIP AND MISJUDGED CLEARENCE. HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A CROSS BAR JUST INSIDE DRIFT.

March 23, 1985 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ember Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HURT BACK LIFTING A HYDRULIC JACK THAT WAS BEING REPLACED ON ROOF BOLTER-DID NOT HEAR OF INJURY UNTIL 3-29-85.