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Black Panther No 3: 1 reportable incident Coal

Martin County Coal Corp · Underground
Inez, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516398

MSHA record for Black Panther No 3 (mine ID 1516398). 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
1989
Latest incident
Jan 1989
Ownership history
  1. Martin County Coal Corp 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Black Panther No 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1989 · 1 incident

January 6, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM & ONE COWORKER WERE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL WHELL UNIT ASSEMBLY ON SHUTTLE CAR. HE PLACED HIMSELF IN PRONE POSITION ON MINE FLOOR WITH ARMS EXTENDED BENEATH SHUTTLE CAR. HE PLACED PAIR OF ADJUSTIBLE PLIERS ON NUT TO ALLOW COWORKER TO TIGHTEN BOLT WITH IMPACT WRENCH. PLIERS SLIPPED FROM NUT & HE FELT SUDDEN PAIN IN SHOULDER.