Wachob Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HE WAS LIFTING 2NE END OF A 10' PIPE UNDER BELT SO BELT STRUCTURE COULD BE INSTALLED
No 2: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Wachob Coal Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
William R Wachob
Mouthcard,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515748
MSHA record for No 2 (mine ID 1515748). 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
- 1986–1987
- Latest incident
- Feb 1987
Ownership history
- Wachob Coal Corp 1986 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
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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
2 on file1987 · 1 incident
1986 · 1 incident
October 31, 1986
KY · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wachob Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HELPING INSTALL3BELT LINE.