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Plant No 1: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Cougar Processing Corp · Facility
Controlled by Potter Gordon
Elkhorn City, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516847

MSHA record for Plant No 1 (mine ID 1516847). 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
1990–1993
Latest incident
Feb 1993
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
2
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. Lamplighter Mining Company Inc 1990 to 1996
  2. Cougar Processing Corp 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Plant No 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

3 on file

1993 · 1 incident

February 10, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Lamplighter Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK ON AN AIRFLOW MACHINE A PIECE OF KEYSTEEL HAD COME OUT OF A SPROCKET THAT DRIVES A CHAIN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TURNED THE MACHINE ON & CAUGHT HIS FINGER BVETWEEN THE CHAIN & THE SPROCKET

1990 · 2 incidents

September 29, 1990 KY · Coal weighman, scale person HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lamplighter Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING STUCK MATERIAL ON TOP OF A FEEDER BIN HE SAID HE STRUCK A PIECE OF ROCK WITH HIS SHOVEL & A PIECE OF IT CHIPPED OFF & FLEW IN HIS LEFT EYE

August 7, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Lamplighter Mining Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

AN ELECTRIC MOTOR THAT DRIVES A CONVEYOR BELT QUIT RUNNING EMPLOYEE WENT TO RESET STACKER CONTROL WHEN HE PUSHED RESET THE BOX BLEW UP CAUSING BURNS TO FACE RT HAND & IMPAIR VISION IN BOTH EYE S