River Hurricane Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE ATTEMPTING T2 DISLODGE ROCK FROM FEEDER.
No 5: 13 reportable incidents Coal
River Hurricane Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Canada Donnie
Kimper,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515243
MSHA record for No 5 (mine ID 1515243). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Years on record
- 1985–1987
- Latest incident
- Aug 1987
Ownership history
- River Hurricane Coal Company Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 5 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
13 on file1987 · 3 incidents
July 24, 1987
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
River Hurricane Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS INSTALLING CABLE BOARDS AND STRAINED TRACK.
April 29, 1987
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
River Hurricane Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE WAS BE3DING ROOF BOLT AND SLIPPED.
1986 · 9 incidents
River Hurricane Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMP ARRIVED AT 4ORK WALKING THROUGH PARKING LOT, STUMBLED AND FELL
River Hurricane Coal Company Inc · Contact with electrical current
EMP WORKING ON 1ANEL BOARD OF CONT MINER CONTACTOR ENERGIZED
October 29, 1986
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
River Hurricane Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
EE STRUCK RIGHT3LEG ON BELT SPLICE MACHINE.
October 27, 1986
KY · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
River Hurricane Coal Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMP SETTING TIM6ERS, STEPPED BACKWARDS INTO HOLE
River Hurricane Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE STUMBL9D & FELL WHILE PULLING ON CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE
August 6, 1986
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
River Hurricane Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE SHOVELING AR2UND TAILPIECE WHEN HE SLIPPED & SHOVEL CAUGHT IN BELT CAUSING SHOVEL TO HIT EE IN GROIN.
July 29, 1986
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
River Hurricane Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 AND FELL WHILE WORKING ON WAER WATER PUMP
River Hurricane Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE WALKIN1 AND FELL.
February 7, 1986
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
River Hurricane Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
UNROLLING 5/8" 8TEEL ROPE FROM SPOOL.
1985 · 1 incident
River Hurricane Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING AND HANGING MINER CABLE