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No 2: 1 reportable incident Coal

Big Bass Fuels Inc · Underground
Controlled by Bartley Marvin
Belcher, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517282

No 2 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1992.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1992
Latest incident
Oct 1992
Ownership history
  1. Big Bass Fuels Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1992 4 12,744
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
ⓘ 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

1 on file

1992 · 1 incident

October 19, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Bass Fuels Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WORKER WAS CARRING A BAG OF MORTAR OVER SOME UNEVEN AND WET BOTTOM, SLIPPED AND FELL WITH HIS BODY WEIGHT LANDING ON HIS LEG.