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Tipple #8: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Belfry Coal Corp · Facility
Controlled by United Company
Aflex, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1511926

MSHA record for Tipple #8 (mine ID 1511926). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1989–1990
Latest incident
Feb 1990
Ownership history
  1. Palmetto Minerals 1979 to 1980
  2. Timco Coal Sales 1980 to 1987
  3. Genesis Mining Corp 1987 to 1988
  4. Belfry Coal Corp 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Tipple #8 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

3 on file

1990 · 1 incident

February 14, 1990 KY · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Belfry Coal Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS HOLDING AN ANGLE IRON WHILE SOMEONE ELSE CUT THE OPPOSITE END LOOSE. THE PIECE OF THE ANGLE IRON CAME LOOSE AND FELL STRIKING HIM, RESULTING IN A FRICTION BURN TO HIS ARM AND A SPRAINED ELBOW.

1989 · 2 incidents

October 17, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Belfry Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS SHOVELING COAL ONTO BELT WHILE CLEANING BOTTOM PLANT FLOOR. AS HE MADE SWINGING MOTION WITH SHOVEL HE FELT PULL IN BACK. EMPL WORKED REST OF DAY.

June 19, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Belfry Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CLEANING THE PLANT WHEN HE STEPPED THROUGH A PIECE OF GRATING WHICH HAD BEEN MOVED TO ONE SIDE OF A SUMP AREA, CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HIS LEG AGAINST THE GRATING.