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Premier #1: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by J Mark Campbell
Etty, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516394

MSHA record for Premier #1 (mine ID 1516394). 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
Latest incident
Sep 1990
Ownership history
  1. C & P Coal Company Inc 1988 to 1989
  2. Kiah Creek Mining Company 1989 to 1991
  3. Ashcamp Construction Inc 1990 to 1990
  4. Premier Elkhorn Coal Company 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Premier #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

1990 · 3 incidents

September 7, 1990 KY · Coal driller operator EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Ashcamp Construction Inc · Struck by flying object

BROKE THIRD FINGER ON LEFT HAND AND LEFT SIDE OF FACE WAS HIT BY FLYING COAL. WAS BRUISED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. FLYING COAL HIT LEFT THIGH- SOME SMALL BRUISES AND SOME SMALL BRUISES ON LEFT LE G.

August 8, 1990 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Ashcamp Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AROUND HEAD DRIVE, HANGING FENCE. HIS LIGHT CORD, SHIRT, AND WIRE FENCE BECAME ENTANGLED IN BELT ROLLER. THE WIRE FENCE STARTED TO SPIN AND CAUSED LACERATIONS TO LEFT FORE HEAD AND EAR AREA. SUTURING WAS DONE ON THIS AREA AT THE HOSPITAL.

July 25, 1990 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ashcamp Construction Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP. HE RAISED HIS LEG IN LOW TOP AND BRUISED LEFT KNEE.