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Buffalo #3: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by James J Kocian
Pongo, Rockcastle County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1510734

MSHA record for Buffalo #3 (mine ID 1510734). 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
1983–1986
Latest incident
May 1986
Ownership history
  1. Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc 1977 to 1985
  2. Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Buffalo #3 sits in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 1.2% 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.
Rockcastle County, Kentucky · Population 16,144
1.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,367
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

1986 · 2 incidents

May 5, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc · Struck by flying object

STEAM JENNY PRE8SURE HOSE BURST AND SPRAYED EMPLOYES EYES FILLING THEM WITH WATER AND DIRT NO PERMANENT DAMAGE M SERVICE IN OR8ER TO AVOID DAMEGE.COMPLETELY CHECKED OUT BEFOR BEING PLACED IN SERVICE AGAIN.

February 24, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HA4MERING ON A PIN ON A D-9 DOZER WHEN IT CHIPPED AND A PIECE WENT INTO HIS HAND.

1983 · 1 incident

October 3, 1983 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPLACE HYDRAULIC PUMP ON F E LOADER REMOVING BOLTS WHEN STRAINED MUSCLE AND DAMAGED BLOOD VESSELS IN ARM.