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Belcher No 3: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Church Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Church Charles
Belcher, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514213

MSHA record for Belcher No 3 (mine ID 1514213). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Oct 1985
Ownership history
  1. J B & H Inc 1983 to 1984
  2. Quarter Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1985
  3. Quarter Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1986
  4. W S M Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1986
  5. Church Coal Corp 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Belcher No 3 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
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

3 on file

1985 · 2 incidents

October 30, 1985 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Quarter Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE MOVING BOLTER OUT OF THE WAY OF ANOTHER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THE HEAD CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN HEAD & FRAME

October 10, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Quarter Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ON OR ABOUT 10-10-85 I.NAME REPORTED TO ME THAT A PIECE OF ROCK HAD COME DOWN ON HIS HEAD AND HAD SLID OFF AND HURT HIS LEFT WRIST BUT HE WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK AT THAT TIME ON THE CUTTER WHICH HE DID HE WAS ON THE BOLTER

1983 · 1 incident

November 2, 1983 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
J B & H Inc · Accident type, without injuries

#1 ENTRY INTERSECTION FELL IN BETWEEN SEAMS CLEANUP AND BOLTED BACK