Roxana Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS HELPING ON DRILL AND GIT HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN DRILL BARELL.
Mine No 3: 4 reportable incidents Coal
Roxana Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Day Rickey & David C Banks
MSHA Mine ID: 1516530
Mine No 3 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1988.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1988–1989
- Latest incident
- Oct 1989
Ownership history
- Roxana Coal Company Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 8 | 27,269 |
| 1989 | 17 | 47,563 |
| 1988 | 12 | 1,540 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Mine No 3 sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1989 · 3 incidents
Roxana Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
DRILL BARELL CAUGHT HIS SHIRT AND WOUND IT UP. IT PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT ARM AND SKINNED HIS BACK.
Roxana Coal Company Inc · Rubbed or abraded
NO ACCIDENT-KNEES GIVING HIM TROUBLE SO HE WENT TO DR.
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1988 · 1 incident
Roxana Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OF ROOF OCCURED OUTBY SPAD NO. 5 SPPROX. 40 FT AND EXTENDING TO WITHIN 20 FT OF SURFACE PORTAL THE FALL WAS APPROX. 16 FT WIDE AND 37 FT LONG AND APPROX. 20 FT HIGH.