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Black Hole No 3: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Shortridge Keaster
Pikeville, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1513492

MSHA record for Black Hole No 3 (mine ID 1513492). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Apr 1986
Ownership history
  1. D V & C Coal Company 1982 to 1983
  2. Black Gold Management Inc 1983 to 1985
  3. Black Hole Mining Of Old Kentucky Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Black Hole 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

2 on file

1986 · 2 incidents

April 28, 1986 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Black Hole Mining Of Old Kentucky Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SCOOP #1 WAS SI7TING ON DUMP CHARGING SCOOP OPERATORS WHEN SCOOP #2 WAS COMING THROUG A FLY CURTAIN AND HIT SCOOP#1WHILE OPERATORS WAS WALKING UP BETWEEN SCOOP #1 AND RIBCATCHING HIM BETWEEN S SCOOP #1 AND RI6 AND HURTING HIS ANKLE.

March 20, 1986 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Black Hole Mining Of Old Kentucky Inc · Struck by falling object

THE MAN WAS LOA8ING A SHOT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS BACK THE ROOF BOLTS WAS IN 3 1/2 FT OF FACE THE ROCK WAS ABOUT 1 1/2 THICK AND 3 FT LONG BY 2