New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPL WAS PULLING HANDLE TO PULL BRIDGE OVER TO CLEAR TRAILPIECE HE PULLED MUSCLES ON RIGHT CHEST.
#3: 1 reportable incident Coal
New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Nicholas Saylor
Cranks,
Harlan County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516443
MSHA record for #3 (mine ID 1516443). 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
- 1988
- Latest incident
- Dec 1988
Ownership history
- New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
#3 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.