Cobra Coals Inc · Struck by falling object
A LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON 2 MINERS WHO WERE BOLTING ROOF IN A BOOM HOLE FOR A LOADING POINT. ONE MINER RECEIVED BRUISES & THE OTHER MINER RECEIVED A BROKEN SHOULDER BLADE.
No 2 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 2 Mine (mine ID 1510773). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Jun 1983
Ownership history
- G C Coal Company 1977 to 1978
- Royalton Coal Corp Inc 1978 to 1980
- Cobra Coals Inc 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 2 Mine sits in Magoffin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.7% 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.Magoffin County, Kentucky · Population 11,495
2.7%
Mining share of county employment
$33,632
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1983 · 3 incidents
June 2, 1983
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Cobra Coals Inc · Struck by falling object
A LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON 2 MINERS WHO WERE BOLTING ROOF IN A BOOM HOLE FOR A LOADING POINT. ONE MINER RECEIVED BRUISES & THE OTHER MINER RECEIVED A BROKEN SHOULDE BLADE.
Cobra Coals Inc · Struck by falling object
LOADING COAL AT THE FACE WHEN A PC OF LOOSE DRAW ROCK FELL ON EMPLOYEES HEAD AND BENT HIS HEAD DOWN ON HIS SHOULDERS A VERTABRAE IN HIS NECK WAS BROKEN