A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ONE BREAK INBY PAD 79 IN THE INTERSECTION APPROX. SOFTWIDE 20 FT IN LENGTH, AND APPROX 30 HIGH 42 CONVETIONAL BOLTS WERE INSTALLED ON 4X4 CENTERS AND TWO ROW OF TIMBERS W ERE SET THE CAUSE OF THE FAIL WAS A FAULT IN ROOF. WE WERE FOLLOWING THE APPROVED ROOF CONTROL PLAN.
No2: 3 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No2 (mine ID 1513318). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Jun 1984
Ownership history
- Ashley Coal Company Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No2 sits in Martin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 8.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Martin County, Kentucky · Population 11,181
8.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,185
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1984 · 1 incident
Ashley Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
1983 · 2 incidents
October 14, 1983
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Ashley Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY BOUND UP AND HURT BACK
Ashley Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OF 48" THICH AND 20 FT. LONG OCCURRED IN THE NUMBER 2 RETURN AIR COURSE. THE FALL FELL AT THE ANCHORAGE POINT OF 48" CONVENTIONAL ROOF BOLTS. THIS FALL IS 60 FT. OUTBY SURVEY STA TION #118. THIS AREA IS 486 FT. OUTBY THE SECTION LOADING POINT. JOE QUARTARO CMI ALSO AIDED IN THIS INVESTIGATION.