THE VICTIM WAS 2PERATING A SCOOP ON ROUTE TO THE SURFACE TO PICK UP MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES, WHEN HE APPARENTLY GOT HIS HEAD CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SCOOP AND THE MINE ROOF, RESULTING IN HIS DEATH.
No 6 Mine: 1 recorded fatality Coal
MSHA record for No 6 Mine (mine ID 1513014). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1986–1988
- Latest incident
- Aug 1988
- Southern Pike Mining Inc 1981 to 1985
- Eastwood Mining Company Inc 1985 to 1987
- Baisden Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1988
- Lester Coal Company Inc 1988 to present
No 6 Mine sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% of county employment.
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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.Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
5 on file (excluding fatalities above)1988 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LOADER, SCRAPING A ROCK FROM THE TRAVEL WAY. AS THE EMPLOYEE PREPARED TO DUMP THE ROCK OVER THE BERM, THE BERM BROKE WA Y AND THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM TE CAB OF THE LO ADER LANDING ON THE ROADWAY.
1986 · 4 incidents
EE WAS HELPING 8PLICE BELTLINE USING A WINCH. THE H ANDLE OF THE WINCH SLIPPED & THE DEVICE CAME LOOSE FROM THE BELT & S TRUCK EE IN MOUTH.
EE WAS CHANGING3CENTER SECTION OF A 482 SCOOP A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE FROM THE HAMMER & STRUCK EE IN NECK.
EE WAS WORKING 4ITH A TAIL ROLLER. THE CHAIN BROKE & HIT EE ON FINGER.
EE WAS USING A 2AMMER TO CHANGE TRAM CHAIN ON A CUTTER. HE CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN CHAIN & HUB.