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No 5 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

A & R Coal Corp · Underground
Regina, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512639

No 5 Mine has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Mar 1987
Ownership history
  1. Betty Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1981
  2. M & Mb Coal Company 1981 to 1986
  3. A & R Coal Corp 1986 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)
1988 18 84,688
1987 16 116,791
1986 8 2,319
1985 0
1984 19 125,333
1983 26 154,312
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

March 21, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A & R Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

SLIPPED AND FEL5 IN SCOOP BUCKET HE WAS CARRYING A GEAR THE GEAR CAME DOWN ON HIS HAND CUTTING THE HAND.

1983 · 2 incidents

July 11, 1983 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
M & Mb Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

FOSSILEZED TREE STUMPS AND COAL INCLUSIONS IN ROOF FELL TO LENGTH OF BOLTS WE CALLED ROOF CONTROL PEOPLE AND WE AGREED TO USE LONGER BOLTS