Mining Incidents

No 36: 6 reportable incidents Coal

R S Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Ronald S Ratliff
Robinson Creek, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513905

MSHA record for No 36 (mine ID 1513905). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1984–1987
Latest incident
May 1987
Ownership history
  1. Calahan Elkhorn Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1984
  2. Enterprise Coal Company 1984 to 1984
  3. Little Fork Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1988
  4. R S Mining Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 36 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

6 on file

1987 · 1 incident

May 21, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Little Fork Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

I NAME WAS TRAM3NG WILCOX ROOF BOLTER INTO 2-R CROSSCUT ON THE 002 SECTION WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON HIS RIGHT FOOT HE WORKED FOR 2 HOURS THEN CA ME OUT AND SAID3HIS FOOT WAS HURTING HE LEFT THE MINES ABOUT 1 30

1986 · 2 incidents

July 14, 1986 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Little Fork Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE ROOF FALL O7CURRED IN INACTIVE WORKS INBY SPAD #126 THRU THE X-CUTS FORM #2 ENTRY TO #7 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 275' LONG 20' WIDE 5'-7' THICK. RIDER SEAM WAS ABOVE FALL. THIS AREA HAD BE EN BOLTED WITH 30" CONVENTIONAL ROOF BOLTS. 48" RESIN BOLTS ARE BEING INSTALLED UNDER THE PRESENT ROOF CONTROL PLAN.

June 23, 1986 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Little Fork Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

RIDER SEAM RAM 8OWN TO APPROX 6'-7' OF SEAM OF COAL BEING MINED CUAISNG WEAK PLACE IN ROOF. ROOF FALL WAS APPROX 55' LONG 20' WIDE 6'-7' THICK. GALIS ROOF BOLTER WAS BLOCKED IN #2 HEADING 4 48" RESIN BOLT8 WERE BEING USED.

1985 · 1 incident

1984 · 2 incidents

August 26, 1984 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Enterprise Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS PULLING BRIDGES AWAY FROM LEFT RIB WHEN BRIDGE JACK CAME LOSE STRICKING HIM ACROSS THE LOWER PART OF BACK I.NAME WAS SENT TO HOSPITAL & WAS DISCHARGED

June 28, 1984 KY · Coal timberman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Enterprise Coal Company · Struck by falling object

A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK. I. NAME WORKED THE REST OF THIS SHIFT AND WAS OUT THE NEXT SHIFT TO WORK. WHEN HE WAS LAYED OFF. HEWENT TO THE DOCTOR AND SAID HE WAS INJURIED. HE DIDN\T ACT LIKE H E WAS INJURED. THAT IS THE REASON I DIDN\T MADE OUT A REPORT ON HIM.