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No 5 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Williams Companies Inc
Kimper, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1507357

No 5 Mine has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
Jan 1987
Ownership history
  1. Solid Fuel Company 1974 to 1975
  2. Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp 1975 to 1981
  3. D & M Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1983
  4. Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1987 10 10,885
1986 14 62,214
1985 8 40,153
1984 9 36,856
1983 10 22,561
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 5 Mine 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

3 on file

1987 · 1 incident

January 12, 1987 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

WHEN SHOOTING A3CUT OF COAL IN #4 PILLAR THE EMPLOYEE PLACED HIMSELF IN AN ADJACENT ENTRY WITH ONLY 8 FT 6 IN OF COAL BETWEEN THE PLACE TO BE SHOT AND HIMSELF WHEN THE DETONATED THE EXPLOSIV E THE THRUST BL9W OUYT A MUD SEAM STRIKING HIS LEFT SIDE

1986 · 2 incidents

May 21, 1986 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LOADING R2OF BOLTS INTO A SCOOP DIPPER HE TWISTED HIS BACK TO LOAD THE ROOF BOLTS AND STRAINED LOWER BACK HE WORKED UNTIL 2 PM

January 15, 1986 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

WHILE MAKING TU9N ON S/C CAUGHT CORNER OF RIB AT OPERATORS DECK STRIKING HIS LEFT ARM AGAINST COAL RIB.