Mining Incidents

Pond Creek Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

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

MSHA record for Pond Creek Mine (mine ID 1512542). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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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.

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.