Mining Incidents

No 22: 9 reportable incidents Coal

Faith Coal Sales Inc · Underground
Rockhouse, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1511281

MSHA record for No 22 (mine ID 1511281). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
May 1987
Ownership history
  1. Moore & Moore Coal Company 1978 to 1984
  2. Betty Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1985
  3. Faith Coal Sales Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 22 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

9 on file

1987 · 1 incident

May 5, 1987 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPERATOR SAID H9 WAS TURNING CORNER WHEN HE SAW PERSONNEL ON OPPOSITE SIDE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RAISE UP USING HIS ELFT HAND TO PULL UP BY WHEN IT SLIPPED AND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SCOOP FRA ME & RUBBER BUM1ER BLOCK FRACTURE 2 FINGERS & MASHING ONE.

1986 · 1 incident

April 29, 1986 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Faith Coal Sales Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WORKMEN ATTEMPT3NG TO REMOVE A CURTAIN WAS USED TO VENTALATE WITH WHILE PULLING IT LOOSE FROM THE NAILS HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

1985 · 3 incidents

January 17, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Betty Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

BOLTING THE ROOF AND A ROCK FEL AND HIT HIS HAND LITTLE FINGER AND RING FINGER

January 10, 1985 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Betty Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FALL OF ROOF HAS OCCURRED & LISTED ON MINEMAP BUT HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED TO MSHA FALL OCCURRED IN #1 ENTRY OF 1ST RT OFF MAINS APPROX 1000 FROM FACE 40FT OUTBY SPAD #3805 FALL MEASURED 20FTX20 X5FT

1984 · 3 incidents

December 12, 1984 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Betty Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

REMOVING ROCK FROM TAIL PIECE WHEN ROCK CAUGHT ON BELT SPLICE CUTTING OFF SECOND AND THIRD FINGER BETWEEN THE ROCK AND TOP

May 2, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Moore & Moore Coal Company · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL BETWEEN LAST ROLL BOLTS AND SAFETY JACKS.

February 6, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Moore & Moore Coal Company · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF ROCK FALL OUT BET W EEN ROOF BOLTS

1983 · 1 incident

October 11, 1983 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Moore & Moore Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED 10/11/83 IN 002 SECT. MAINS 600 FT OUTBY FACE. APPROX. OF FALL 20 FT WIDE 20 FT LONG 5+66 FT HIGH. FALL AFFECTS INTAKE VENTIALATION AND BLOCKS EXCAPEWAY.