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No 6 Surface Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Pikeville, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1512206

No 6 Surface Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1986–1989
Latest incident
Jun 1989
Ownership history
  1. Corbin Coal Company Inc 1980 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)
1989 12 40,213
1988 18 174,010
1987 17 162,123
1986 15 141,151
1985 16 108,063
1984 15 94,420
1983 12 85,006
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 6 Surface 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

2 on file

1989 · 1 incident

June 1, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Corbin Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING WITH CAHIN SAW IT BOUNCED BACK AND CUT LEFT KNEE.

1986 · 1 incident

May 19, 1986 KY · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Corbin Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

HE WAS CUTTING 7REE WITH A CHAIN SAW. THE SAW FLEW BACK AND CUT HIS KNEE. SURGURY WAS REQUIRED ON KNEE.