Mining Incidents

3 A: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Davella, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516505

MSHA record for 3 A (mine ID 1516505). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
Aug 1989
Ownership history
  1. K T K Mining & Construction Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

3 A 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1989 · 5 incidents

August 18, 1989 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K T K Mining & Construction Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING BELT ON A BELT MOVE SUBJECT COMPLAINED OF SHOULDER HURTING.

April 16, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K T K Mining & Construction Inc · Struck by falling object

SETTING TIMBERS ONE TIMBER BESIDE HIM FELL AND HIT HIS LEFT THUMB WHILE HE WAAS SETTING ON THEM

March 30, 1989 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
K T K Mining & Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

GOING PAST BOLTER,LAID HAND ON CANOPY.OPERATOR HIT LEVER AND CAUSED PUT ON ARM AND HAND FX WRIST.

1988 · 1 incident

November 11, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
K T K Mining & Construction Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS WALKING ON 8" PIPE FELL OFF AND GOT SKINNED AND BRUISED.