Mining Incidents

Unit Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Jason Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Harris B W
Kimper, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1502483

MSHA record for Unit Mine (mine ID 1502483). 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
1983–1987
Latest incident
May 1987
Ownership history
  1. Hunts Branch Coal Company Inc 1970 to 1980
  2. Jason Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1981
  3. Jason Coal Company Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Unit Mine 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

1987 · 1 incident

1986 · 1 incident

August 7, 1986 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jason Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ON PILLARS SHOO7ING COAL - BLOCK BETWEN #5 & #6 HEADINGS PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 3' X 4' X 2" DROP OUT BETWEEN BOLTS NEXT TO THE RIB STRIKING I.NAME ACROSS SHOULDERS AND BACK

1984 · 2 incidents

June 11, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jason Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE BOLTING ROOF A "KETTLE BOTTOM" SLIPPED FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS STRIKING THE OPERATOR ON THE ARMS, FRACTURING A BONE IN THE LEFT FOREARM

1983 · 1 incident

September 19, 1983 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jason Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

#3 RETURN 40 FT O UTBY SPAD 846 EXTENDING TO LEFT CROSSCUT TO #2 ENTRY FALL WAS 60X20X6 FALL DID NOT AFFECT ESCAPEWAYS