Murphy Elkhorn Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
WHILE TRAVELING3THUR A FLY CURTAIN IN THE #7 ENTRY OF THE SCTION TRAVELING ON A SAND S TRACTOR HIT A ROCK AND JARRED HIS BACK RESULTING IN THE INJURY.
No 2 Mine: 13 reportable incidents Coal
Murphy Elkhorn Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Murphy Ronald D
Phyllis,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1511032
MSHA record for No 2 Mine (mine ID 1511032). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Years on record
- 1984–1988
- Latest incident
- Jan 1988
Ownership history
- Crescent Industries Inc 1977 to 1983
- Wellmore Coal Corp 1983 to 1986
- Coal Bucket Mining Inc 1984 to 1986
- Murphy Elkhorn Coal Company Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 2 Mine 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
13 on file1988 · 1 incident
1987 · 1 incident
Murphy Elkhorn Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
ON THE EVENING 8HIFT AT 700 PM THE OPERATOR OF THE 484 SCOOP WHILE HAULING COAL RAN OVER A HALF HEADER AND DROVE HIS HEAD INTO T HE TOP.
1986 · 4 incidents
Murphy Elkhorn Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
I,NAME STATED T2AT HIS HIP HAD BEEN BOTHERING HIM FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS AND ABOUT 1:00 PM ON 11-14-86 WHILE OPERATING THE 484 TRACTOR HAULING COAL HE RAN OVER A PIECE OF ROCK IN THE HAUL ROAD AN D IT JOLTED HIM3AND A SEVERE PAIN WAS FELT IN HIS HIP AND RIGHT LEG.
Murphy Elkhorn Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
WHILE OPERATING3A 484 SIS SCOOP THE OPERATOR HIT HIS HEAL ON THE ROOF WHEN THE SCOOP WENT OVER A HUMP IN THE MINE FLOOR.
Murphy Elkhorn Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS SP2TTING A DRILL TRUCK. HE WAS STANDING UNDER THE MAST OF THE DRILL TRUCK WHEN A METAL COLLAR (20 INCH DIAMETER, APPROX. WEIGHT 55 POUNDS) FELL FROM THE END OF THE MAST AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE O3 THE HEAD, FRACTURING HIS SKULL.
January 1, 1986
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Coal Bucket Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS JACKING 5 COMEALONG AND IT SLIPPED AND BROKE HIS TRIGGER FINGER ON LEFT HAND
1985 · 5 incidents
November 13, 1985
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Coal Bucket Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
MAN SETTING SEC2ND ROW OF BOLTS IN #2 HEADING ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN JACKS AND HIT MAN UNDERLEFT SHOULDER.
Coal Bucket Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
PINNER WAS PUTT3NG UP LAST ROW OF BOLTS LAST PIN ROCK FELL BETWEEN LAST ROW OF BOLTS AND THE FACE &FOOT DISTANCE,HITTING PINNER HELPER ON THE BACK.
August 7, 1985
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Coal Bucket Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object
SCOOP HIT HOLE IN BOTTOM CAUSING BACK INJURY.
Coal Bucket Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HE WAS ATTEMPING TO PUT A HALF HEADER BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE FEEDER AND THE ROOF WHEN THE HALF HEADER GOT CAUGHT WITH THE CHAIN AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FINGER.
Coal Bucket Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS CLEANING FOOT SHAFT OF CONVEYOR ON CONTINOUS MINER AND TRYING TO REACH ROPE TO HOOK TO CONVEYOR CHAIN AND GOT IN ANAURKARD POSITION AND HOLLOWED FOR HELP.
1984 · 2 incidents
October 9, 1984
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal Bucket Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS SHOVELING THE BELTLINE AND HURT HIS BACK
September 3, 1984
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Coal Bucket Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
WAS PUTTING UP ROOF BOLT, WHILE TRYING TO TIGHTEN BOLT A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ABOUT 6 1/2" W & 3/4" THICK AND HIT HIS HAND