OPERATION OF MINER WAS TRAM MIENR. HE WAS IN PROCESS OF BACKING UP. TRAN MALFUNCTION AND MINER DID NOT STOP AND ONCE ON THE OFF SIDE. MINER THEN PUITED AND CAUGHT OEPRATIONS FOOT BETWEEN RIB AND MINER.
No 2 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal
Nbl Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Noah B Lambert
Elkhorn City,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516624
MSHA record for No 2 Mine (mine ID 1516624). 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
- 1989–1994
- Latest incident
- Jul 1994
Ownership history
- Mentor Mining Inc 1989 to 1989
- Potter Mining Company Inc 1989 to 1990
- Brent Coal Corp 1990 to 1990
- Har-Lee Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1990
- R & S Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1991
- Sunnyside Kentucky Inc 1991 to 1992
- Elc Inc 1992 to 1993
- Nbl Coal Company Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, 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.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1994 · 2 incidents
July 7, 1994
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
MACHINERY
Nbl Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
April 7, 1994
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nbl Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PINNER OPERATOR WAS BENDING BOLTS. HE STATED HE PICKED UP A BOLT AND STARTED TO BEND IT WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.
1989 · 1 incident
Mentor Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HE HAD CUT THE FACE AND WAS BACKING MINER TO THE OUTSIDE. HE WAS WALKING BESIDE OF MINER THE MINER SLEWED TO THE SIDE AND CAUGHT HIS LOWER FOOT OR ANKLE AND BROKE IT.