Ace Colliery Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
WORKING ON SCOOP UNPLUGING BATTERIES LIPPED AND FELL PLLLED LIGAMENTS IN R LEG
No 2: 14 reportable incidents Coal
No 2 has had no fatalities among 14 reportable incidents since 1985.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 1985–1991
- Latest incident
- Jun 1991
Ownership history
- Thac-West Mining Inc 1982 to 1984
- Mount Calvery Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1985
- Ember Mining Inc 1985 to 1986
- Sha-Kel Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1987
- R B M Enterprises Inc 1987 to 1987
- Ace Colliery Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 16 | 69,757 |
| 1990 | 26 | 99,445 |
| 1989 | 25 | 96,332 |
| 1988 | 21 | 86,098 |
| 1987 | 13 | 53,256 |
| 1986 | 36 | 87,269 |
| 1985 | 36 | 101,371 |
| 1984 | 21 | 28,275 |
| 1983 | 0 |
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
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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 file1991 · 1 incident
1990 · 1 incident
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
Ember Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
DRAW ROCK FELL 6ETWEEN BOLTS HEAD RIGHT SHOULDER WAS HIT.
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.
Ember Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN #73HEADING ON WEEK-END.
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.
Ember Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN INTERSECTION OF #7 HEADING 2 BREAKS OUTBY FACE
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.
Ember Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object
RIDING IN MANTRIP AND MISJUDGED CLEARENCE. HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A CROSS BAR JUST INSIDE DRIFT.
Ember Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object
STEPPED ON ROCK, TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.
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.