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#3: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Davella, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516308

MSHA record for #3 (mine ID 1516308). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
Oct 1989
Ownership history
  1. K T K Mining & Construction Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#3 sits in Martin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 8.0% 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.
Martin County, Kentucky · Population 11,181
8.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,185
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
October 1, 1988 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
K T K Mining & Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO NEGOTIATE A TURN ON THE SHUTTLE CAR, AND IN DOING SO, HE ATTEMPTED TO SEE BETTER BY REMOVING HIMSELF FROM UNDER THE CANOPY AND WAS TRAPPED AND CRUSHED BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE CANOPY.

Reportable incidents

12 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1989 · 9 incidents

May 25, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
K T K Mining & Construction Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS TAKING BLOCKING OUT OF THE TAILPIECE AND SMALL PIECE ROCK FELL HITTING HIM SIDE OF THE NECK BACK OF THE HEAD AND ON SHOULDERS

April 3, 1989 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K T K Mining & Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PC OF PIPE WORKING ON BELT LINE ONE TOD HIM TO PULL PIPE OUT WHEN HE DID IT FELL ON FINGER

March 2, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
K T K Mining & Construction Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WALKING AROUND TAILPIECE TRIPPED OVER ANCHOR ,FELL HIT EYE ON TURNBUCKLE WHICH ANCHORED TAILPIEDCE.

February 1, 1989 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
K T K Mining & Construction Inc · Struck against a moving object

HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY ON SHUTTLE CAR AND BOUNCED UP AND HIT THE ROOF WITH HIS HEAD

1988 · 3 incidents

December 27, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K T K Mining & Construction Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS PULLING BRUSH FOR IMPOUNDMENT REFUSE SITE & WENT TO THROW SMALL BRANCH INTO PILE OF BRUSH WHEN ONE OF SMALL BRANCHES WENT INTO EAR.

December 20, 1988 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
K T K Mining & Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

GOING FROM FEEDER TO MINER, HIT HOLE, FOOT SLIPPED OFF TRAM PEDAL, CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN DECK AND RIB.