Mining Incidents

Red Cedar Mine #4: 1 reportable incident Coal

Costain Coal Inc · Surface
Controlled by Costain Group PLC
Pikeville, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517101

MSHA record for Red Cedar Mine #4 (mine ID 1517101). 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
1992
Latest incident
Feb 1992
Ownership history
  1. Costain Coal Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Red Cedar Mine #4 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

1992 · 1 incident

February 25, 1992 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Costain Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPLACING THE CHAIN ON DRIVE, L THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN SPROCKET AND CHAIN CUT ON TIP OF THUMB