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Pike Co #1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Elkhorn City, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516328

MSHA record for Pike Co #1 (mine ID 1516328). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Sep 1988
Ownership history
  1. Miller Brothers Construction Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Pike Co #1 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

2 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

September 13, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Miller Brothers Construction Inc · Struck against a moving object

DOZER OPERATOR WAS WALKING DOZER UP SLOPE, RECLAIMING. WHEN ALMOST AT TOP OF SLOPE HE PUSHED DECELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING ENGINE TO QUIT RUNNING. DOZER WENT BACKWARDS DOWN THE SLOPE CROSSING A SM ALL BENCH AT BOTTOM AND DOWN THRU TREES AND BRUSH TO ANOTHER BENCH BELOW.

August 4, 1988 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miller Brothers Construction Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE WALKING FROM PARKING AREA TO EQUIPMENT, EMPLOYEE FELL, LANDED ON SMALL ROCK AND BROKE LEFT HIP.