Cliffco Enterprise Inc · Struck by falling object
A PIECE OF SLATE APPRX 1" THICH BY 3' L BY 2' WIDE FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS OUT BY #1 HEADING. SPAD #1328 CUT LEFT ARM IN 3 LOCATIONS NO STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
No 3: 17 reportable incidents Coal
Cliffco Enterprise Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Cliff Bartley
Shelbiana,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517316
MSHA record for No 3 (mine ID 1517316). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 1993–1997
- Latest incident
- Sep 1997
Ownership history
- Ramblin Coal Company Inc 1992 to 1994
- Cliffco Enterprise Inc 1994 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
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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
17 on file1997 · 4 incidents
April 22, 1997
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cliffco Enterprise Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
VICTIM CAME TO OFFICE AT MINE SITE COMPLAINING OF BACK PAIN. THOUGHT HE HAD KIDNEY STONES. TOLD HIM HE COULD GO HOME TO GO TO EMERG ROOM. VICTIMCALLED BACK AND NOTIFIED SUPV. THAT HE DID NOT H AVE KIDNEY STONES THAT DRS THOUGHT HE STRAINED HIS BACK. NO PERMANENT DIAGNOSIS HAS BEEN MADE ASOF DAY OF FILING REPORT.
March 5, 1997
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cliffco Enterprise Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE SAID HE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE ROCK FROM TOP OF CONTINUOUS MINER WITH PRYBAR. NEVER REPORTED ANY INJURY UNTIL 3-8-97. MEDICATION TAKEN IS FOR INFECTION & INFLAMMATION . CIPRO 750 MG. TAKEN 2X DAILY FOR 14 DAYS.
Cliffco Enterprise Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FALL OCCURRED 100 FEET INBY NO. 4 PORTAL ON INTAKE. CONTRIBUTING CONDITION UNKNOWN.
1996 · 1 incident
November 4, 1996
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cliffco Enterprise Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
THE VICTIM WAS HELPING THE MINE CREW PULL BACK THE NO. 2 CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE INJURED HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE WAS TUGGING ON THE CONVEYOR BELT AT A SPLICE TO INSTALL A BELT PIN.
1995 · 3 incidents
Cliffco Enterprise Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
VICTIM SAID HE PULLED ROCK OFF BOOM OF MINER AND TWISTED KNEE. VICTIM NEVER REPORTED IT UNTIL 4-10-95. HE CALLED BACK AND SAID DR. WANTED HIM TO SEE ANOTHER DR. NEVER CALLED BACK ABOUT INJURY UNTIL 4-14-95. SAID 2ND DR. THOUGHT HE HAD LIGAMENTS PULLED IN LEFT KNEE. EMPLOYEE GREASING MINER NEVER SEEN EMPLOYEE GET HURT.
April 1, 1995
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Cliffco Enterprise Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
VICTIM WAS WORKING ON MINER 200-31 LEENORSE REPLACING COUNTER UNIT HOURS PUTTING LUS GNITIN & AGIGNING SHAFT UNIT & CAUGHT LEFT INDER FINGER BETWEEN UNITS, SEVEING FINGERNAIL PORTION OF INDEX FINGER WITNESSES WERE 2 CO WORKERS.
January 19, 1995
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
MACHINERY
Cliffco Enterprise Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
VICTIM WAS PLACING CABLE LOOP ON MINER FOR CABLEAND TOLD MINER OPER. TO LOWER BOOM AND VICTIMS TOE OF RT BOOT WAS CAUGHT WITH A BIT HUG CAUSINGINJURY TO TOE TEARING TOE NAIL OFF.
1994 · 2 incidents
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
HE WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTURE ONTO A SCOOP WHEN HE FELL AND INJURED HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED THE SAME DAY.
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
HENRY WAS HAULING A LOAD OF COAL TO DUMPING POINT WHEN HE CROSSED UNDER CUTTER CABLE. THE CUTTER CABLE FELL DOWN ON HIM AS HE HAS CROSSING UNDER IT, THIS INJURED HIS HEAD AND NECK.
1993 · 7 incidents
October 29, 1993
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
AS STATED BY INJURED A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON TEH LOWER PART OF HIS BACK. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE METHODIST HOSP. OF KY. INC. THERE HE WAS TREA TED FOR MINOR BRUISES AND RELEASED AT 2:44 PM THE SAME DAY. THERE WERE NO WITNESS TO THIS ACCIDENT.
September 8, 1993
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING ROCK OFF SECTION BELT WHEN HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PIECE OF ROCK & THE GUARD ON THE BELT TAIL PIECE
August 20, 1993
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
ROCK WAS ON BELT AND EE WAS GOINT ROCK OFF BOLT WHEN HE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK.
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
SCOOP HITTING COAL RIB BOUNCING OPER. INTO SIDE OF SCOOP, BRUISING LEFT LEG.
July 23, 1993
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects
GOT SHOE HUNG IN SCOOP FELL BACK ON MY BUTT HIT THE LOWER PART OF MY BACK ON THE SCOOP AND TWISTED MY RIGHT ARM.
March 10, 1993
KY · Coal
cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
THE SHOT FIRER ATTEMPTED TO SHOOT A BREAK BETWEEN 4 ENTRY AND 45 ENTRY THE ENTRY WAS ALSO DRILLED FROM THE 5 SIDE BUT NOT CUT THE CUTTER OPERATOR WAS UP IN 5 ENTRY WHEN THE SHOT FIRER SHOT THE BREAK BETWEEN 4 TO 5 THE COMPRESSION OF THE SHOT FORCED BUG DUST OUT OF ONE OF THE AUGER HOLES IN THE NUMBER 5 ENTRY WHERE THE CUTTER WAS CUTTING 5 HEADING.
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT MOVE WHEN HE WAS INJURED. HE WAS LIFTING THE BELT TO PUT INA PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED.