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No 5 Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Blue Star Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Stiltner Denver
Regina, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1509747

MSHA record for No 5 Mine (mine ID 1509747). 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
1985–1986
Latest incident
Nov 1986
Ownership history
  1. Regina Fuel Company 1976 to 1981
  2. Cumberland Elkhorn Inc 1981 to 1983
  3. Joson Coal Corp 1983 to 1986
  4. A & R Coal Corp 1986 to 1986
  5. Blue Star Coal Corp 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

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

2 on file

1986 · 1 incident

1985 · 1 incident

March 25, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Joson Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WENT TO THROW A HAMMER DOWN BELT LINE & STRUCK I NAME IN SIDE OF HIS HEAD BRUISING CHEAK BONE AND LOOSENING A COUPLE OF TEETH (APPROX)