Mining Incidents

No6: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Robinson Creek, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516555

MSHA record for No6 (mine ID 1516555). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at No6.

Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Oct 1989
Ownership history
  1. Ramblin Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1989
  2. Camp Fork Fuel Company Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No6 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
October 28, 1989 KY · Coal security guard, watchman Fatality · FIRE
Camp Fork Fuel Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

HE UNLOCKED THE GATE AT THE MINE ENTRANCE. HE RAN BACK TO HIS TRUCK BECAUSE IT CAUGHT FIRE. HE WAS PUSHING HIS TRUCK TO GET IT OUT OF THE WAY. THE GATE CAUGHT THE DOOR OF HIS TRUCK SO HE COULD NOT GET OUT OF HIS TRUCK. HE DIED OF SMOKE INHALATION.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1989 · 1 incident

June 12, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ramblin Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS USING SLATE BAR TO GET LEVERAGE ON JACK WHEN BAR SLIPPED Y HIT HIM IN LEFT SIDE & RIBS CAUSING BRUISES & SCRAPED ON SIDE & RIBS.