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No 2: 19 reportable incidents Coal

Shelcha Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Eurmel Hunter
Drift, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516963

MSHA record for No 2 (mine ID 1516963). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1990–1994
Latest incident
Aug 1994
Ownership history
  1. M & Mb Coal Company 1990 to 1992
  2. Pa-Pa Coal Mining Company Inc 1992 to 1992
  3. Shelcha Coal Corp 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 2 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

1994 · 4 incidents

August 24, 1994 KY · Coal cleanup man, cleanup worker INUNDATION
Shelcha Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WENT TO BATTERY STATION T O PUT SCOOP ON CHARGER & BECAME SICK

August 22, 1994 KY · Coal scoop car operator INUNDATION
Shelcha Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WENT TO BATTERY STATION TO PUT SCOOP ON CHARGE AND BECAME SICK.

April 27, 1994 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Shelcha Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE GOT OFF SCOOP TO RESET BREAKER. SCOOP WAS PARKED ON HILL. THE BRAKE SLIPPED CAUSING SCOOP TO RUN OVER FOOT.

February 11, 1994 KY · Coal rodman, surveyor/transit helper POWERED HAULAGE
Shelcha Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

SETTING SPADS IN MINE - HEAD HIT ROOF AND ROOF BOLT WHILE RIDING MINE BUGGY.

1993 · 4 incidents

October 9, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
Shelcha Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

EE HIT HIS HEAD ON CABLE HANGING FROM ROOF.

May 17, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shelcha Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS UNROLLING CABLE FROM REEL OF ROOF BOLTER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

February 23, 1993 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Shelcha Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPL CAUGHT HIS HARDHAT AGAINST THE ROOF PUSHINGHIS HEAD DOWN STRIKING THE SCOOP WITH HIS CHIN.

January 26, 1993 KY · Coal coal dump operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shelcha Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE TR YED TO LIFT A ROCK THE PULLED HIS GROIN AREA CAUSING HIM SEVERE PAIN

1992 · 3 incidents

March 10, 1992 KY · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pa-Pa Coal Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

SCOOP OPER WAS SCRAPPING #10 ENTRY WHEN A PEACE OF DRAWROCK 1'THICK X 2'WIDE FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING DECK OF OPERATOR.CAUGHT HEAD BRUSED HEAD SLIGHTLY NO CUTS.

1991 · 7 incidents

July 25, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
M & Mb Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS BACKING UP A 3-WHEEL PERSONNEL CARRIER. EH FOULED HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF.

July 9, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
M & Mb Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS RIDING ON A 4 WHEEL PERSONNEL CARRIER AND HIS HEAD CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TOP AND THE BUGGY.

June 26, 1991 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
M & Mb Coal Company · Struck by falling object

HE WAS UP IN A PLACE TAMPING IT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIM IN THE CHEST.

April 22, 1991 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
M & Mb Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS OPERATING THE SCOOP WITH HIS HEAD ON THE BACK REST WHEN HE RAN OVER A SCRAPING HIS HEAD HIT THE TOP.

March 12, 1991 KY · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
M & Mb Coal Company · Struck by falling object

HE WAS GOING UP IN A HEADING TO GET A LOAD OF COAL WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD & CHEST.

March 5, 1991 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
M & Mb Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS OPERATING THE SCOOP WHEN HE RAN OVER A LUMP OF COAL HE WORKED THE REST OF THE SHIFT.

January 25, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
M & Mb Coal Company · Struck by falling object

HE WENT INTO THE PLACE TO BOLT IT.HE SET HIS ATRS AND WAS STARTING TO PUT UP HIS 1ST BOLT WHEN A ROCK BROKE LOOSE AND FELL.(KETTLE BOTTOM).

1990 · 1 incident

November 23, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
M & Mb Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS PICKING ROCK OUT OF STOCKPILE. SCOOP STOPPED. HE STEPPED IN FRONT OF SCOOP. SCOOP ROLLED FORWARD TRAPPING FOOT.