Mining Incidents

Black Panther No 3 Coal

Martin County Coal Corp · Underground
Inez, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516398

MSHA record for Black Panther No 3 (mine ID 1516398). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Jan 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1989 · 1 incident

January 6, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM & ONE COWORKER WERE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL WHELL UNIT ASSEMBLY ON SHUTTLE CAR. HE PLACED HIMSELF IN PRONE POSITION ON MINE FLOOR WITH ARMS EXTENDED BENEATH SHUTTLE CAR. HE PLACED PAIR OF ADJUSTIBLE PLIERS ON NUT TO ALLOW COWORKER TO TIGHTEN BOLT WITH IMPACT WRENCH. PLIERS SLIPPED FROM NUT & HE FELT SUDDEN PAIN IN SHOULDER.

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The full compliance file on Black Panther No 3

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.