Mining Incidents

No 3: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Hellier Fuel Company · Underground
Controlled by Turner Ernest A
Hellier, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1510847

MSHA record for No 3 (mine ID 1510847). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1985–1987
Latest incident
Nov 1987
Ownership history
  1. Big Branch Mining Company 1977 to 1980
  2. Hellier Fuel Company 1980 to 1985
  3. Hellier Fuel Company 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 3 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

7 on file

1987 · 3 incidents

November 4, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Hellier Fuel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE DRILL BARRE5 HIT HIS KNEE WHILE HE WAS HELPING DRILL COAL BRUISING HIS LEFT KNEE

October 26, 1987 KY · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hellier Fuel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE CAME BACK TO3WORK ON DOCTORS RELEASE.HE SAID TO LET HIM WORK TWO DAYS TO SEE IF HIS BACK WAS OK.HE WORKED ONE AND HALF HOURS AND SAID THAT HE LIFTED A 8"X12"X1" ROCK AND IT HURT HIS BACK.HE FINISHED THE D5Y AND WORKED 6 HOURS THE NEXT DAY.

1986 · 3 incidents

October 20, 1986 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hellier Fuel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS LIFTING 9OCK OUT OF A SCOOP BUCKET BEHIND THE ENJECTOR BLADE AND STRAINED HIS BACK HE WAS REMOVING ROCK THAT WAS DISLODGE BEHIND RAM.

February 19, 1986 KY · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hellier Fuel Company · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS LAYING D2WN IN THE TRACTOR BECAUSE OF LOW COAL AND HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD AND HE BOUNCED AND HIT HIS RIBS ON THE TRACTOR

1985 · 1 incident

November 26, 1985 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hellier Fuel Company · Struck by falling object

HE WAS PICKING 9OCK IN THE STOCKPILE AND DROPPED A ROCK STRICKING THE RIGHT KNEE. BRUISING THE KNEE CAUSING SEVERE SWELLING AND PAIN.