King James Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
THE FINGER AND NAIL OF MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND WAS MASHED AND TORN OFF WHEN FIRE EXTINGUISHER OF S&S SCOOP HIT TOP CATCHING FINGER ON PANIC BAR
No 5-A: 2 reportable incidents Coal
King James Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Stevens Bob & Lloyd A Justice
MSHA Mine ID: 1512977
MSHA record for No 5-A (mine ID 1512977). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1984
- Latest incident
- Jul 1984
Ownership history
- Lizann Mining Corp 1981 to 1982
- Big Hill Coal Company 1982 to 1983
- King James Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1984
- King James Coal Company Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 5-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
2 on file1984 · 2 incidents
King James Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
TAKING SCOOP INSIDE MINE CRIB BLOCK LAYING IN ROADWAY GOT OFF TO MOVE IT PICKED IT UP AND THREW IT AND SOMEHOW GOT TWISTED AND STRAINED MY BACK