Mining Incidents

Obi: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Manchester, Clay County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1504350

MSHA record for Obi (mine ID 1504350). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Sep 1986
Ownership history
  1. New Big Creek Mining Company Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Obi sits in Clay County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.
Clay County, Kentucky · Population 20,105
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$39,607
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1986 · 2 incidents

September 3, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
New Big Creek Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE HAD SOME BAC5 PAIN, THERE WAS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE PAIN. HE HAD DONE NOTHING TO CAUSE IT

February 17, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Big Creek Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE ALONG WITH A3OTHER EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A PUMP AND HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

1985 · 1 incident

May 21, 1985 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Big Creek Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CURRANTLY WORKING ON AUGER AS MECHANIC, HE PICKED UP A ROCK AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

1984 · 2 incidents

July 3, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
New Big Creek Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DOING REPAIR ON CRUSHER DDRIVING BEARING ON SHAFT HIT FOOT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND BROKE LEFT LITTLE TOE.WAS WEARING SAFETY TOE SHOES.

June 8, 1984 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
New Big Creek Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF HIGHLIFT BUCKET WHICH WAS LOCATED 20\ AWAY FROM HIGHWALL WHEN SOME MATERIAL FELL FROM WALL PUSHING BUCKET ON TO HIS FOOT. WALL HAD JUST BEEN INSPECTED & FELL FOR N O APPARENT REASON.

1983 · 1 incident

December 15, 1983 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
New Big Creek Mining Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

HIS BACK JUST STARTED TO HURT HE WAS NOT INJURED IN ANYWAY HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT