Mining Incidents

No 7-A: 12 reportable incidents Coal

A & R Coal Corp · Underground
Elkhorn City, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1511569

MSHA record for No 7-A (mine ID 1511569). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1988–1991
Latest incident
Nov 1991
Ownership history
  1. Triple C Coal Company 1978 to 1979
  2. Southern Elkhorn Coal Corp 1979 to 1981
  3. Bee Bee Tee Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1983
  4. Wellmore Coal Corp 1983 to 1984
  5. Welmac Coal Inc 1984 to 1985
  6. Triple S Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1993
  7. A & R Coal Corp 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 7-A 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

12 on file

1991 · 5 incidents

November 18, 1991 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Triple S Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A ROCK HIT NECK AND CHEEK.

August 16, 1991 KY · Coal INUNDATION
Triple S Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

I THOUGHT I COULD MAKE THE BLEEDER LINE AND AFTER STARTING PROCEDURE I COULD NOT MAKE BLEEDER LINE DUE TO WATER. STATEMENT MADE BY SONNY SMITH.

July 9, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Triple S Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED WAS CHECKING BATTERIES, ONE BATTERY WAS NOT CHARGING AND HE ATTEMPTED TO TWIST CAT HEAD ON BATTERY WHEN BATTERY BLEW OUT AND BURNT WRIST.

June 13, 1991 KY · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
Triple S Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS OPERATING PINNER AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN PINNER WHEN HE STUBBED FOOT ON BOTTOM OF PINNER.

1990 · 1 incident

1989 · 1 incident

December 18, 1989 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triple S Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS CLEANING AROUND TAILPEICE AND A CINDER BLOCK FELL ON RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

1988 · 5 incidents

September 30, 1988 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triple S Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WASS WORKING ON BELT & ROCK ROLLED & INJURED RIGHT FOOT.

September 15, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Triple S Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS CRAWLING ALONG SIDE OF MOTOR TO MOVE MINER CABLE WHEN MOTOR ROLLED AND PINNED INJURED BETWEEN MOTOR AND BLOCK OF COAL.

July 12, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Triple S Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS SETTING A ROOF SUPPORT JACK AND A LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND CUT LEFT ARM.

May 27, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Triple S Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURD WAS INSTALLING BOLTS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT:WAS INSTALLING SECOND BOLT AND HAD DRILED HOSE 18" AND WAS INSTALLING FINISHING STEEL WHEN ROCK FELL.

March 17, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Triple S Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS WORKING ON MINER, SLATE BAR SLIPPED AND THE RIPPR CHAIN CAUGHT HIS HAND AGAINST SIDE OF MINER.