Mining Incidents

Red Cedar Mine #2: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Costain Group PLC
Pikeville, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516830

MSHA record for Red Cedar Mine #2 (mine ID 1516830). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1990–1991
Latest incident
Jul 1991
Ownership history
  1. Red Cedar Mining Company Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Red Cedar Mine #2 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

5 on file

1991 · 2 incidents

July 6, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Red Cedar Mining Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBING ACROSS A PUSHARM TO PUT A STRUT ON THE BLADE OF THE DOZER WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE IN THE GROUND CAUSING HIS RIGHT ANKLE TO TWIST AND BREAK.

June 19, 1991 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Red Cedar Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL SENT TO PICK UP REPAIR PARTS FOR JOB.EMPL DRIVING OWN VEHICLE,ROUNDED BLIND CURVE AND WAS STRUCK HEAD ON BY ONCOMING COAL TRUCK.SEE ATTCH: ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON COUNTY ROAD,RTE 3416.

1990 · 3 incidents

October 29, 1990 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Red Cedar Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER TO GET INTO HIS ROCK TRUCK AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIM TO HURT HIS BACK.

August 28, 1990 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Red Cedar Mining Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS RUNNING A DOZER AND STOPPED TO CHECK WATER LEVEL IN THE RADIATOR. WHEN HE TOOK THE RADIATOR CAP OFF, WATER BLEW OUT ONTO BOTH HIS LEGS, BURNING THEM BADLY.

April 20, 1990 KY · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Red Cedar Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN INGERSOLL RAND DRILL. DURING OPERATION, HE THOUGHT HE SAW A WATER LEAK ON THE RADIATOR. HE LEFT THE MACHINE RUNNING, AND PUT HIS HAND ON THE RADIATOR TO DETERMINE IF THE LEAK WAS OIL OR WATER. WHEN HE DID THIS, HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT ON THE FAN BLADES. THE FAN BLADE AMPUTATED HIS LEFT RING FINGER AT THE FIRST JOINT.