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Mine E-3: 1 recorded fatality Coal

K Y V Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Deel Thomas G & Bill
Elkhorn City, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516150

Mine E-3 has had 1 fatality among 2 reportable incidents since 1987.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1987–1991
Latest incident
Feb 1991
Ownership history
  1. G & R S Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1988
  2. Fossil Fuel Inc 1988 to 1989
  3. Potter Mining Company Inc 1989 to 1989
  4. Double J Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1990
  5. K Y V Coal Company Inc 1990 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)
1991 5 2,832
1990 10 23,258
1989 0
1988 10 8,024
1987 8 3,997
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine E-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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
September 15, 1987 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
G & R S Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE VICTIM WAS 7RAMMING A CAT. MODEL 966C FRONTEND LOADER FROM THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED E-3 MINE SIGHT TO POTTER MINING CO SHOP FACILITY LOCATED 295 MILES AWAY. AFTER HAVING TRAVELED 8 MILES ALON G THE ELEVATED 9OADWAY, THE FRONTEND LEFT THE ROADWAY AND TRAVELED OVER THE OUTER EDGE OF THE ROADWAY, OVERTURNING ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. FRONTEND SLID DOWN THE EMBANKEMENT AND CAME TO REST AFT

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1991 · 1 incident