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No 6 Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Deskins Branch Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Shell Oil Company
Kimper, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513076

No 6 Mine has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1984–1986
Latest incident
Dec 1986
Ownership history
  1. Deskins Branch Coal Company 1981 to 1987
  2. Deskins Branch Coal Company 1987 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 6 14,020
1987 15 81,921
1986 19 69,083
1985 15 65,449
1984 16 44,343
1983 19 48,818
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 6 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

5 on file

1986 · 3 incidents

December 3, 1986 KY · Coal superintendent POWERED HAULAGE
Deskins Branch Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME REMOVING3PACKED COAL FROM TAIL SHAFT OF FEEDER WITH CAP WEDGE.FEEDER CHAIN WAS STARTED IN REVERSE AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN FLIGHT AND TIAL SHAFT CAUSING CUT ACROSS BACK OF RIGHT HAND

September 18, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Deskins Branch Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN3THE PROCESS OF SETTING A SAFETY JACK. A PIECE OF ROCK & COAL BROKE OFF AND FELL AND BARELY STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK. IT BRUISED A LIGAMENT IN BACK.

September 17, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Deskins Branch Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING PULL CABLE OFF OF SHUTTLE CAR. HE SET HIS RIGHT KNEE DOWN ON A LUMP OF COAL AND BRUISED IT.

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1985 · 1 incident

September 10, 1985 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Deskins Branch Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING A PIECE OF SHEET METAL ON THE SCOOP. THE PIECE OF SHEET METAL FELL OFF THE SCOOP, AND HE STRAINED HIS BACK PUTTING IT BACK ON THE SCOOP.

1984 · 1 incident

January 12, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Deskins Branch Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS UNLOADING BELT OUT OF DUMP TRUCK. BLOCK THAT WAS HOLDING UP TAILGATE WAS ACCIDENTLY KNOCKED OUT CAUSING INJURY TO 3 FINGERS