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Inter-Chem No 3: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Chelsea, Rogers County, OK  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3400938

Inter-Chem No 3 has had no fatalities among 8 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1983–1989
Latest incident
Apr 1989
Ownership history
  1. Carbonex Coal Company 1976 to 1984
  2. Coal Corp Operating Co Of Amer-Carbonex Coal Div 1984 to 1988
  3. Inter-Chem Coal Company Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1989 9 60,878
1988 15 53,777
1986 0
1985 29 29,606
1984 47 169,323
1983 69 308,364
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Inter-Chem No 3 sits in Rogers County, Oklahoma, where the Census mining category is 1.6% 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.
Rogers County, Oklahoma · Population 97,235
1.6%
Mining share of county employment
$77,688
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1989 · 2 incidents

April 17, 1989 OK · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Inter-Chem Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE ATTACHING A TRAILER TO A BALL FOR TOWING HE TRAPPED HIS LEFT HAND IN THE PINCH POINT BETWEEN THE TRAILER TONGUE AND BALL.HE BROKE ON EFINGER AND PINCHED THE OTHER.

February 18, 1989 OK · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Inter-Chem Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

VICTIM WAS DRIVING COAL TRUCK WHEN FROMT WHEEL DROPPED INTO HOLE CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN SUDDENLY.WHEN VICTIM GRABBED STEERING WHEEL,HE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO SHOULDER.

1988 · 1 incident

1984 · 3 incidents

1983 · 2 incidents