Hi-Wall Mining Contractors Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
JUMP STARTING HI WALL MINER DIESEL ENGINE BATTERY EXPLODED ACID FROM BATTERY AND PIECE OF BATTERY STUCK EE IN FACE.
No 25 Auger: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Hi-Wall Mining Contractors Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Richard Collett
Steele,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517472
MSHA record for No 25 Auger (mine ID 1517472). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1994–1995
- Latest incident
- Jan 1995
Ownership history
- Hi-Wall Mining Contractors Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 25 Auger 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
2 on file1995 · 1 incident
1994 · 1 incident
Hi-Wall Mining Contractors Inc · Struck by falling object
THE 1500 AUGER CREW WERE PULLING OUT OF A SHORT HOLE. THE SWINGMAN WAS STACKING BITS AFTER THEY ARE PULLED OUT OF THE HOLE. THE SWING MAN STATED THAT HE WAS PUTITNG ONE ON TOP & THE SWITCH ON THE HAND SET STUCK IN LOWERING POSITION CAUSING THE BIT TO FALL OFF OF THE PILE AND STRIKING HIS ANKLE & BREAKING IT.