Red Dog Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS PATTING UP A BOLT IN TOP. REACHED TO GET WRENCH AND HIT UP PRESSURE CATCHING HAND BETWEEN PLATE AND TOP.
No 3-A: 10 reportable incidents Coal
Red Dog Coal Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
Ronnie A Edwards
Regina,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515908
MSHA record for No 3-A (mine ID 1515908). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 1987–1989
- Latest incident
- Oct 1989
Ownership history
- Red Dog Coal Corp 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 3-A 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
10 on file1989 · 6 incidents
September 15, 1989
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Red Dog Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MOVING TIMBERS HURT BACK SOMEWAY
Red Dog Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE USING A BOW SAW SAWING TIMBERS ON THE 002-0 MMU SAW SLIPPED AND CUT FINGEWR OF LEFT AHND.
September 1, 1989
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Red Dog Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS HIT MAN ON BACK OF HAND.
June 30, 1989
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Red Dog Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED WITH LEFT AHND AND ARM HUTING HIM WHILE WORKING.ON GOING TO THE DOCTOR ON 06-30-89 HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME OF THE LEFT AHND CAUSED BY WORK REL ATED ACTIVITY.
Red Dog Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HURT BACK WHILE MAKING BELT MOVE
1988 · 3 incidents
Red Dog Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
A SECTION OF LAMINATED SHALE ROOF MEASURING ABOUT 4 FT THICK BY 20 BY 30 FOOT AND SITUATED BETWEEN TWO HILLSEAMS IN THE FACE OF THE #2 ENTRY COLLASPED
Red Dog Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL.
Red Dog Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL
1987 · 1 incident
Red Dog Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL. 3