Mining Incidents

Mine #3: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Wesley D. Burke
Deane, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518817

MSHA record for Mine #3 (mine ID 1518817). 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
2005
Latest incident
Jan 2005
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
1
inspections on record
6
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 6 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Fairbanks Coal Co., Inc. 2004 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)
2005 3 6,822
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Mine #3 sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q1 200 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2005 · 1 incident

January 18, 2005 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairbanks Coal Co., Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was in process of removing bolts and hardware from a 992d loader cab area with a 1/2" air gun. Air gun was left on cab floor area, while employee exiting cab area to ground by means of a portable ladder caught air gun hose and pulled air gun down against right jaw and face area.