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Mine No 3: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Powell Thomas H
Madisonville, Hopkins County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515160

MSHA record for Mine No 3 (mine ID 1515160). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1987–1990
Latest incident
Oct 1990
Ownership history
  1. T & N Powell Mining Company Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 3 sits in Hopkins County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.7% 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.
Hopkins County, Kentucky · Population 45,143
2.7%
Mining share of county employment
$57,610
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1990 · 2 incidents

October 4, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FIRE
T & N Powell Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WELDING OIL LINE ON BACKHOE, LINE CAUGHT FIRE, MOVING AWAY FROM FIRE HIT ARM ON TRUCK DOOR.

October 1, 1990 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver FIRE
T & N Powell Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

LETTING TRUCK BED DOWN AFTER DUMPING LOAD OF DIRT HYDRAULIC LINE BLOWED OUT & CAUGHT FIRE INSIDE CAB JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK & HIT KNEE ON GROUND.

1989 · 1 incident

September 1, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
T & N Powell Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

LOADING & UNLOADING STRAW FROM TRACTOR TRAILER BED & SPREADING FOR RECLAMATION.TRAILER BED TURNED OVER WHILE HAULING STRAW,FELL FROM TRUCK STRIKING KNEE ON ROCK CAUSING LIGAMENT DAMAGE TO LEFT KNEE.

1988 · 2 incidents

April 15, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
T & N Powell Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON INSIDE OF LOADER BUCKET USING SLEDGE HAMMER & HIT RT.HAND WITH HAMMERBROKE BONE ON SECOND FINGER OF HAND

March 2, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
T & N Powell Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

GREASING LOADER WITH GREASE GUN FOOT SLIPPED ON LOADER ARM FELL BETWEEN LOADER ARMS PULLING AND TWISTING MUSCLES IN LEFT SHOULDER

1987 · 1 incident

November 30, 1987 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
T & N Powell Mining Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

CONNECTING HOSE3TO WATER PUMP FOOT SLIPPED & FELL TWISTED BACK & PULLING MUSCLES FROM SPINE TO RIB CAGE