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No 28: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Richard Collett
Mccarr, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517621

No 28 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1995.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1995–1996
Latest incident
Mar 1996
Ownership history
  1. Hi-Wall Mining Contractors Inc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1996 8 41,941
1995 10 138,316
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 28 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

2 on file

1996 · 1 incident

March 23, 1996 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Hi-Wall Mining Contractors Inc · Struck by flying object

THE AUGER RETURN HOSE HAD BURST ON THE HIGHWALL MINING MACHINE AND WAS STUCK, A FRON END LOADER WAS USED TO PULL THE HOSE FREE. WHEN THE HOSE SNAPPED FREE, IT STRUCK A WORKMANS FOOT, CUTTING I T. THE CUT REQUIRED 10 STITCHES.

1995 · 1 incident

August 4, 1995 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator FIRE
Hi-Wall Mining Contractors Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE AFTER WELDER HAD WELDED ON MINER CUTTER HEAD SPRAYED STARTING FLUID ON BOLT NEAR THE WEDDED AREA. IGNITION OCCURRED BURNING THE HAND AND ARM OF EE.