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No 2-A Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Nick A Cooley
Virgie, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1502727

No 2-A Mine has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Nov 1985
Ownership history
  1. Kentucky Elkhorn Coals Inc 1950 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)
1987 3
1986 16 44,831
1985 37 59,832
1984 31 83,404
1983 20 23,751
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 2-A Mine 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

5 on file

1985 · 2 incidents

November 16, 1985 KY · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Elkhorn Coals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING ON A PIECE OF METAL THAT WAS HUNG AND IT CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE AND MADE A BRUISE UNDER HIS LEFT EYE

August 1, 1985 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Kentucky Elkhorn Coals Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING DOZER AND RAN OVER A SMALL ROCK LAYING IN THE ROAD DOZER FELL OFF OF ROCK JARRING HIS BACK

1984 · 3 incidents

October 10, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Elkhorn Coals Inc · Struck by falling object

ROOF DRILL HELPER WAS IN PROCESS OF MOVING ROOF (SAFETY) JACKS AND PIECE OF ROCK FELL OFF TOP OF JACK AND HIT LEFT FOOT.

October 5, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Kentucky Elkhorn Coals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

E OF THE DRILL STELL, THE DRILL STEM BROKE AND IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE END OFTHE BROKEN DRILL STEM STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT THUMB, CUTTING END OF THUMB OFF.