Clever Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BELT ROPE TO PUT IN CHAIN HANGERS ON BELT MOVE AND COMPLAINED ABOUT HURTING HIS BACK.
No 5: 4 reportable incidents Coal
No 5 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1990.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1990
- Latest incident
- Sep 1990
Ownership history
- Clever Mining Company Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 8 | 38,793 |
| 1989 | 6 | 1,880 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
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
4 on file1990 · 4 incidents
August 11, 1990
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clever Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HURT BACK PICKING UP A ROCK
Clever Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPL WAS BRINGING SCOOP OUTSIDE & SCOOP TIRE RAN OVER ROCK CAUSING SCOOP FRAME TO HIT BOTTOM & HURT EMPLS BACK.
Clever Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING COAL AND CENTER SECTION ON SCOOP BROKE THROWING EMPLOYEE AGAINST CANOPY.