Mining Incidents

D-3: 44 reportable incidents Coal

Ash Trucking Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Terry G Loving
Louellen, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513102

MSHA record for D-3 (mine ID 1513102). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
44
Years on record
1985–1993
Latest incident
Mar 1993
Ownership history
  1. Harlan Cumberland Coal Company 1981 to 1992
  2. Ash Trucking Company Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

D-3 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

44 on file

1993 · 1 incident

March 18, 1993 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Ash Trucking Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

NOTIFICATION OF ALLEGED PNEUMONOIOSIS.

1992 · 2 incidents

April 14, 1992 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

NOTIFICATION OF ALLEGED PNEUMOCONIOSIS 4-14-92.

February 13, 1992 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROCK FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT 9:30 AM ON 2-13-92 AT THE 4TH CROSSCUT INBY THE #1 HEAD DRIVE ON THE MAIN LINE BELT. THE MINE WAS INACTIVE AT THE TIME OF THE ROCK FALL AND IS STILL INACTIVE.

1991 · 10 incidents

November 19, 1991 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT 1:30 PM ON 11/19/91 IN #5 ENTRY STARTING AT FIRST CROSS CUT & GOING TO FIFTH CROSS CUT IN BY NUMBER THREE BELT DRIVE.

March 26, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING A STEEL CABLE OUT FROM UNDER A PILE OF TIMBERS AND HAD A ROOF BOLT ATTACHED TO A TRUCK PULLING THE CABLE. THE ROOF BOLT SLIPPED AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD.

1990 · 17 incidents

October 12, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE MOVING THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE, STRAPS FELL OFF HITTING THE EE ON HIS LEFT FOOT.

September 24, 1990 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING CROSS COLLARS OFF THE BELT LINE AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN A CROSS COLLAR AND A CRIB BLOCK.

September 10, 1990 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

PUTTING CROSS COLLARS ON BELT LINE FELL ALONG THE BELT TWISTING HIS KNEE

August 29, 1990 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING ON THE BELTLINE AND HIT A BOARD WHICH KNOCKED HIM OFF THE BELTLINE.

July 30, 1990 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

TWO SEPARATE ROCK FALLS OCCURRED AT THE D-3 MINE ON THE 001 SECTION SOMETIME BETWEEN 4:PM 0727-90 AND 6:00AM ON 07-30-90.THE FIRST FALL DISCOVERED AT THE 31ST INTERSECTION ON THE 001 SECTION I N THE #1 ENTRY.THE SECOND FALL DISCOVERED WAS AT THE 13TH INTERSECTION IN THE 001 SECTION IN THE #4 ENTRY.

July 19, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL UNLOADING X-COLLARS FROM SCOOP,MASHED FINGER.

June 26, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING THE TOP & CUT HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER ON A ROOF STRAP

April 30, 1990 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL OCCURRED AT THE D-3 MINE SOMETIME BETWEEN 4:30 P.M. ON 4-30-90 AND 5:00 A.M. ON 5-1-90 ON THE 001 SECTION AT THE 33RD CROSS-CUT OF THE #5 ENTRY.

April 27, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Struck by falling object

OPER RF BOLTER CAOL ROLLED FORM RIB CCUTTING R AHND

April 23, 1990 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL OCCURRED AT THE D-3 MINE SOMETIME BETWEEN 3:00 PM ON 4/21/90 AND 5:00 AM ON 4/23/90 ON THE 001 SECTION AT THE 33RD CROSS-CUT OF THE #4 ENTRY.

1989 · 10 incidents

November 11, 1989 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROCKFALL OCCURRED SOMETIME BETWEEN 4:00 P M ON 11-11-89 AND 6:00 A M ON 11-13-89. IT WAS DISCOVERED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SHIFT. IT OCCURRED ON THE #2 ENTRY ON THE #2 BELTLINE.

October 6, 1989 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL WAS USING A PRY BAR TO LOOSEN A STARTING BOX LID AND MASHED HIS L RING FINGER

August 16, 1989 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF THE BELT LINE AND CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE BELT ROLLER AND BELT FRAME.

August 2, 1989 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE LEG AND HIP.

June 3, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A PICE OF DRAW ROCK FROM THE ROOF OF THE MINE AND A PIECE FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD.

1988 · 3 incidents

April 13, 1988 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE MAKING A BELT SET UP, EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BELT ROLLER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

1985 · 1 incident