Fiesta Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
SCOOP GOT STUCK3ON WAY OUTSIDE PUT A CRIB BLOCK UNDER TIRE ONE OF THEM SPUN IT OUT HIT THE MAN ON RT KNEE CAP ON THE DISTAL END OF FEMUR BONE
3-L: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Enduro Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Sloan Curtis & David Belcher
MSHA Mine ID: 1515149
3-L has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1985.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1985
- Latest incident
- Sep 1985
Ownership history
- Fiesta Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1986
- Enduro Coal Company Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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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 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 7 | 4,789 |
| 1985 | 10 | 15,072 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
3-L sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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
2 on file1985 · 2 incidents
May 9, 1985
KY · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
MACHINERY
Fiesta Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PORTABLE PUSH COAL DRILL (SOLID BLASTING) USED IN 26INCH SEAM OF COAL OPERATORS LYING ON SIDE IN ORDER TO DRILL LYING ON SHARP PIECES OF COAL & CAP LIGHT BATTERY & SELF RESEUER PUTTING TOO MU CH PRESSUER ON RIB CAGE, RESULTING IN INJUREY TO I.NAME\S LEFT SIDE AND RIB CAGE.