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Sookeys Creek: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Pace Energies Inc · Underground
Controlled by Randy L Tackett
Pikeville, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512427

Sookeys Creek has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1984–1986
Latest incident
Apr 1986
Ownership history
  1. Big Buck Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1980
  2. Lawson & Clark Construction Company Inc 1980 to 1981
  3. Don B Enterprises Inc 1981 to 1983
  4. Chapperal Coal Corp 1983 to 1984
  5. Quality Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1985
  6. Pace Energies Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1989 0
1988 20 52,702
1987 14 60,906
1986 18 70,850
1985 17 53,245
1984 20 58,849
1983 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Sookeys Creek 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

4 on file

1986 · 1 incident

April 18, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Pace Energies Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING 48 INCH RESIN ROOF BOLTS WITH A L ONG AIRDOX MODEL LRB 15A ROOF BOLTER IN NO. 10 ENTRY. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE AND PUSHING HIM INTO T HE ROOF BOLTER.3

1985 · 1 incident

June 25, 1985 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
Pace Energies Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

GOT RT ARM CAUGHT BETWEEN OPERATORS SEAT AND REAR WHEEL OF MACHINE MINOR ABRASIONS AND CONTUSIONS TO RT ARM

1984 · 2 incidents

December 18, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Quality Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE HEAD ON THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND RING FINGER AND CUT THE TIP OF IT OFF

December 17, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Quality Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE BOLTING A PIECE OF ROCK FELL