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Pond Creek Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Hickory Hill Development Corp · Underground
Controlled by Infinity Coal Corp
Raccoon, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512542

Pond Creek Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Dec 1986
Ownership history
  1. Mc Kinley Corp 1980 to 1981
  2. Grassy Creek Energies Inc 1981 to 1986
  3. Branson Coleman Energies Inc 1986 to 1990
  4. Hickory Hill Development Corp 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1992 1
1991 1
1990 0
1988 5 12,394
1987 23 45,945
1986 26 73,503
1985 18 73,108
1984 17 73,356
1983 17 62,578
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Pond Creek Mine 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

1 on file

1986 · 1 incident

December 1, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Branson Coleman Energies Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL OUT B9TWEEN JACKS AND ROOF BOLT MACHINE STRIKING I.NAME FX SPINE.I.NAME COULD FEEL AND RESPOND WITH ALL EXTREMITIES.