Mining Incidents

No 6 Surface Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

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

MSHA record for No 6 Surface Mine (mine ID 1512206). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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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.

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.