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No 6 Mine (D): 11 reportable incidents Coal

Faith Coal Sales Inc · Underground
Shelbiana, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513286

MSHA record for No 6 Mine (D) (mine ID 1513286). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Apr 1984
Ownership history
  1. M & J Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1984
  2. Faith Coal Sales Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 6 Mine (D) 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

11 on file

1984 · 2 incidents

April 12, 1984 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
M & J Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

I,NAME WAS TAMPING A PLACE ANDPUT HIS HAND ON THE BOTTOM. A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP AND HIT ON HIS SHOULDER AND BACK THEN ON DOWN ON HIS HAND.

February 13, 1984 KY · Coal MACHINERY
M & J Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

COAL DRILL. EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING COAL WITH HAND HOLD HYD. DRILL WHILE DRILLING COAL EMPLOYEE RETURNED HIMSELF.

1983 · 9 incidents

October 12, 1983 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
M & J Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PERSON WAS BREAKING ROCK ON TAIL PIECE ROCK SLIPPED CAUGHT PERSON\S RT ANKLE.

September 6, 1983 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
M & J Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

SLIPPED AND FELL ON PIECE OF METAL AND CUT HIS MOUTH

May 16, 1983 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
M & J Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

STOVED HIS NECK WHILE RUNNING A SCOOP BUMPED TOP WITH HIS HEAD.

March 29, 1983 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
M & J Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING MACHINE BUMPED TOP AND CAUGHT DRILL AND BARRELL SWING SIDE WAYS AND HIT PERSON IN FACE

March 14, 1983 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
M & J Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL.OLD NO., 1 PANNEL AND ACROSS NO.1 ENTRY IN RETURN.20\ X 20\ X 5\HIGH.DID NOT OBSTRUCT AIR COURSE ANDWAS NOT IN FACE AREA.7 BRKS BACK FROM FACE AREA.FOUND ON PRESHIFT.