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Lower Johns Creek Mine No 3: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Infinity Coal Corp
Meta, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513817

MSHA record for Lower Johns Creek Mine No 3 (mine ID 1513817). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1985–1987
Latest incident
Jul 1987
Ownership history
  1. Comer-Davidson Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1983
  2. 4-D Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1985
  3. Daisy Coal Company 1985 to 1986
  4. Bruce Blevins Inc 1986 to 1988
  5. Old South Mining Corp 1988 to 1989
  6. C & T Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1990
  7. Hickory Hill Development Corp 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Lower Johns Creek Mine 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

4 on file

1987 · 2 incidents

July 1, 1987 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bruce Blevins Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS MOVI3G A PIECE OF ROCK TO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY SO THE SCOOP COULD PICK IT UP AND THE ROCK RODE THE VICTIM DOWN, CAUSING INJURY TO NECK AREA

March 28, 1987 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bruce Blevins Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PULLING MOCK AN8 TAILPIECE AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT UNDER ROCK.

1985 · 2 incidents

August 14, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Daisy Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER ACROSS MINE AND CAUGHT LEFT LEG UNDER DECK OF ROOF BOLTER.

August 13, 1985 KY · Coal drill helper MACHINERY
Daisy Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BRUISED SOULDER WITH HAND HELD SCHRODER HYDRAULIC DRILL.