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No 7 Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Williams Companies Inc
Kimper, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512326

MSHA record for No 7 Mine (mine ID 1512326). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Aug 1984
Ownership history
  1. Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp 1980 to 1982
  2. Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 7 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

5 on file

1984 · 1 incident

August 31, 1984 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

FAULT IN ROOF CAUSED ROOF FALL APPROX 140\ OUTBY SPAD #3884 IN #1 ENTRY, THIS FALL IS APPROX 4\ THICK, 18\ WIDE, AND 40\ LONG. THIS AREA HAD SHOWN SIGNS OF WEAKING AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT SUCH CRIBS HAD BEEN SET, THIS AREA HAS BEEN DANGERED OFF

1983 · 4 incidents

September 23, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE BOLTING TOP PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL CATCHING LEFT HAND AGAINST HEAD OF ROOF BOLTING MACHINE

April 22, 1983 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ENTRIES DRIVEN THRU A FAULT AREA WITH WEAK IMMEDIATE ROOF THE TOP SHIFTED CAUSING STRATA TO SEPARATE SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSING A FALL IN THE INTERSECTION

March 17, 1983 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

WITH ALREADY WEAK STRATA FOR IMMEDIATE ROOF -TOP SHIFTED CAUSING CRACKS AND ROOF FALL.STEPS HAD BEEN TAKEN TO SECURE TOP ..RESIN BOLTING AND CRIBS INSTALLED.

January 26, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE OPERATING ROOF BOLTER STEEL BECAME LODGED IN TOP WHILE TRYING TO FREE STEEL IT CAME LOOSE FALLING AND STRIKING LEFT HAND BROKEN BONE TO THUMB AND F OREFINGER