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Sidney A Surface: 1 reportable incident Coal

Sidney, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515376

Sidney A Surface has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Jan 1986
Ownership history
  1. Sidney Coal Company Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1986 2
1985 16
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Sidney A Surface 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

January 2, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Sidney Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN WAS CAUGHT3BETWEEN ENDLOADER TIRE & BERM WHEN ROCK TRUCK BACKED INTO ENDLOADER