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No 8: 9 reportable incidents Coal

Fools Gold Energy Corp · Underground
Controlled by James L Bevins
Kimper, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517267

No 8 has had no fatalities among 9 reportable incidents since 1993.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1993–1997
Latest incident
Mar 1997
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
3
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 3 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp 1992 to 1997
  2. Quad Fuel Inc 1997 to 1997
  3. Fools Gold Energy Corp 1997 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)
2000 0
1999 21 135,782
1998 27 285,430
1997 15 115,694
1996 22 392,007
1995 24 389,922
1994 23 460,589
1993 22 408,015
1992 9 44,619
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 8 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.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1997 · 1 incident

March 31, 1997 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

WHILE DOING PRESHIFT EXAMINATION FOREMAN FOUND THAT RIBS HAD SLUTHED OFF MORE THAN USUAL HIS SUPERVISOR WAS NOTIFIED AND DECISION WAS MADE TO MOVE THE SECTION TO ANOTHER AREA OF THE MINE. EQUI PMENT WAS MOVED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE POWER CENTER MOVED AND WHILE THE MEN WERE HOOKING UP POWER CENTER AT NEW LOCATION THE 2ND SOUTH EAST PANEL FELL.

1996 · 2 incidents

December 3, 1996 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR, BOUNCED ON ROUGHHAUL ROAD & EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN.

October 16, 1996 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MAINTENENCE ON MINER. HE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF MINER, LOST HIS FOOTING, SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE FLOOR CAUSING PAIN TO LEFT KNEE, LEG AND FOOT AND TO HIP AND LOWER BACK.

1995 · 2 incidents

September 14, 1995 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

DURING MAINTENANCE SHIFT THE ROOF FELL IN THE #2 ENTRY, STARTING 1 BREAK INBY SURVEY STATION 953 TO NEAR FACE OFENTRY A DISTANCE OF I 150 FT, FAALL WAS 8-10' THICK, 18-19 FT WIDE, FALL OCCURRE D AT + 10:00 PM 9-14-95.

July 11, 1995 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

FALL WAS FOUND IN #2 ENTRY #2 ENTYR + 900 FT OUTBY SECITON FALLW AS + 18'W + 20'L & +4-5' THICK. MSHA FIELD OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED & AREA CRIBBED OFF.

1994 · 1 incident

February 10, 1994 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS HELPING MECHANIC REMOVE BOLTS FORM THE TRAM CHAIN OVER OF THE MINER WHEN THE RATCHET HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND HIS HAND STRUCK A PIECE OF METAL.

1993 · 3 incidents

December 15, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS HELPING TO LIFT A TIMBER FROM SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND NUMBNESS IN LEFT LEG.

August 2, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING LID FROM SHUTTLE CAR WHEN LID FELL AND STRUCK LEFT KNEE. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURED 8-2-93 AND EE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 9-15-93.

May 18, 1993 KY · Coal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED WAS HELPING TO RUN LEVELS HE WAS STANDING WITH THE ROD AFTER HAVING CUT SOME WEEDS HE PLACED THE KNIFE ON THE GROUND HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND WHEN HE FELL GRABED FOR A TREE BRANCH BUT M ISSED GETTING THE KNIFE INSTEAD.