Mining Incidents

No 6: 10 reportable incidents Coal

Arc Energies Inc · Underground
Controlled by Anthony McPeek
Premium, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516127

MSHA record for No 6 (mine ID 1516127). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
Jan 1990
Ownership history
  1. Lake Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1989
  2. Enterprise Coal Company 1989 to 1989
  3. Arc Energies Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 6 sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1990 · 1 incident

January 23, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Arc Energies Inc · Struck by falling object

A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON HIS FOOT.

1989 · 6 incidents

December 1, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Arc Energies Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS HELPING INSTALLATION OF DRAIN TILE IN A CUT OUT ON THE SURFACE. HE PLACED HIS HAND BETWEEN TWO DRAIN TILES AND THE BACKHOE PUSHED THE TILE A LITTLE AND HE GOT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER CRUS HED RESULTING IN AN OPEN COMPOUND FRACTURE.

October 20, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Arc Energies Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK SCALE 1 INCH BY 6" BY 12" FELL ON ARM

July 31, 1989 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Arc Energies Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON OUR 003 SECTION OF OUT #6 MINE THIS FALL IS LOCATED ON THE INTAKE AIR COURSE APPROXIMATELY 20 FT INBY SURVEWY STATION 147 AND TO APPROXIMATELY 20 FT OUT BY SURVEY STATI ON 3154 IN THE #2 ENTRY.THE FALL IS APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET LONG 5 TO 6 FEET THICK AND 15-20 FT WIDE.

May 30, 1989 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Enterprise Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING PRESHIFT EXAMINATION & HAD OCCURRED IN #3 ENTRY 90' INBY SPAD 97 MEASURING 50' LONG X 20' WIDE X 5' THICK, DATE & TIME OF ROOF FALL IS UNKNOWN ROO F FALL WAS OUTBY FACE AREA & DOES NOT BLOCK VENTTILATION.

1988 · 3 incidents

April 5, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lake Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL FAL OF ROOF OCCURED OUTBY SECTION LOADING POINT IN THE NO 7 ENTRY AT SPAD NO. 84. THE FALL WA S APPROX. 18 FT. LONG BY 18 FT. WIDE AND FELL APPROX. 4 FT HIGH.

March 8, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lake Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED OUT BY SECTION LOADING POINT IN THE NO. 2 ENTRY APPROX. 40 FEET INBY SPAD NO. 78.THE FALL WAS APPROX. 22 FEET LONG BY 18' WIDE AND FELL APPROX. 4 FEET HIGH.

January 14, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Lake Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MOVING ROOF BOL7ER UP, GOT ON PIECE OF SLAB- IT SLIPPED AND GOT ON RIGHT BOOT GOING ACROSS STEEL TOE TO FOOT DIRECTLY BEHIND TOES. NO BROKEN BONES OR CUTS- BRUISED ONLY.