Action Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJURED WAS STARTING TO MAKE BELT SPLICE IN #1 BELT WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK LIFTING BELT CLAMP UP ON #1 BELT HEAD OUTSIDE.
No 2 Mine: 11 reportable incidents Coal
Action Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
James H Booth
Turkey Creek,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516204
MSHA record for No 2 Mine (mine ID 1516204). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1988–1991
- Latest incident
- Jul 1991
Ownership history
- Action Coal Company Inc 1987 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
11 on file1991 · 1 incident
1990 · 6 incidents
September 13, 1990
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Action Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
PUTTING BOLTS UP STEEL STUCK, FELL OUT OF TOP STRUCK IN L EYE
July 31, 1990
KY · Coal
continuous miner operator, coal mole operator
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Action Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
RIB OF COAL FELL OFF AND HIT MINER OPERATOR ON RIGHT SHOULDER.
July 27, 1990
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Action Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS OPERATING A RED DEVIL WHEN TIGHTENING A BELT WHEN IT FAILED TO LOCK INTO PLACE LETTING THE HANDLE SPRING BACK AND THE HANDLE STRUCK HIM ON THE CHIN.
May 7, 1990
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Action Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
I.NAME WAS HELPING MOVE MINER CABLE AT #5 ENTRY WHEN HE STRAINED HIMSELF.
April 21, 1990
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
POWERED HAULAGE
Action Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
RUNNING BUGGIE AND HIT A HOLE AND BOUNCED UP AND HEAD HIT CANOPY.
Action Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)
I.NAME WAS CHECKING LINE STARTER AT SURFACE WHICH CONTROLS STACKER BELT WHEN IT ARCED AND BURNED HIS EYES.
1989 · 3 incidents
Action Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON MINER TRAM CHAIN WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF AND WENT INTO EMPLOYEES LEFT ARM.
May 16, 1989
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Action Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPL MAKING TURN AT LAST OPEN X-CUT TURNING DOWN #4 ENTRY HIT LEFT KNEE ON RIB.
February 27, 1989
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Action Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPL WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER IN #6 HEADING WHEN HE REACHED DOWN TO CLEAN OUT FROM UNDER POT OF PINNER WITH RIGHT HAND TOUCHED LEVER WITH LEFT HAND CAUSING POT TO FALL ON RIGHT HAND.
1988 · 1 incident
November 30, 1988
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Action Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING MANTRIP INTO MINES WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON ROOF.DUE TO A COMPANY ACIDENT ADUIT THIS WAS DETERMINED TO BE REPORTABLE.