Mining Incidents

No 6 Mine: 7 reportable incidents Coal

A & R Coal Corp · Underground
Regina, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516499

MSHA record for No 6 Mine (mine ID 1516499). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1990–1992
Latest incident
Feb 1992
Ownership history
  1. A & R Coal Corp 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

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

7 on file

1992 · 1 incident

February 14, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & R Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNROLLING BELT TO MAKE BELT MOVE MAN WAS GETTING ROLL OF BELT OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET LIFTED ON END OF ROLL HURTING NECK.

1991 · 3 incidents

May 27, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & R Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING TOOL BOX OFF MAN TRIP CAR TWISTING & PULLED A MUSCLE IN BACK

May 22, 1991 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
A & R Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SHOVEL IN BELT TAIL PIECE OF SLICE IN THE BELT CAUGHT THE SHOVEL TWISITN SIDEWAY BREAKING HIS WRIST.

May 14, 1991 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
A & R Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMING MINER FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER THE MINER TRAMED OVER A ROLL IN BOTTOM THROWING OPERATOR INTO TOP HURTING NECK

1990 · 3 incidents

November 16, 1990 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & R Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

RE-ANCHORING SHUTTLE CAR CABLE HE PUSHED UP ON A LOOSE STRAP HURTING LOWER BACK.

August 25, 1990 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A & R Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

SLIPPED & FELL HITTING SHOULDER ON RIB CHIPPING BONE.

August 16, 1990 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & R Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ROCK OFF BELT STRAINING LOWER BACK