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Primary Energies Tipple: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Primary Energies Corp · Facility
Controlled by James River Coal Company
Raccoon, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1512746

MSHA record for Primary Energies Tipple (mine ID 1512746). 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
1984
Latest incident
Dec 1984
Ownership history
  1. Primary Energies Corp 1981 to 1992
  2. Primary Energies Corp 1992 to 1994
  3. Primary Energies Corp 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Primary Energies Tipple 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

1984 · 2 incidents

December 14, 1984 KY · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Primary Energies Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IMPLOYEE EMPLOYEE WAS DIGGING A HOLE AND ACCIDENTLY STEPPED IN HOLE AND METAL IN HARD TOE BOOT TORE OFF BIG TOE NAIL.

December 4, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Primary Energies Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING UP THE TRACK MOBILE AND THE FUEL NOZZLE FELL ON FINGER OF LEFT HAND.