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Mine No 3: 21 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Joby Fields
Sidney, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517002

MSHA record for Mine No 3 (mine ID 1517002). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
1993–1996
Latest incident
Jan 1996
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
1
inspections on record
3
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: 3 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. P R O S Mining Inc 1990 to 1992
  2. Broken Hill Mining Company Inc 1992 to 1992
  3. Garrett Mining Inc 1992 to 1994
  4. Mate Creek Development Company 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

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

21 on file

1996 · 2 incidents

January 24, 1996 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mate Creek Development Company · Fall from machine

EE WAS ON TOP OF SCOOP UNHOOKING CHARGAER BELLS FROM BATTERIES. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET OFF SCOOP HIS LEG BECAME FOULED IN HOLE OF FRAME THAT ENCASES THE FIRE SUPPRESSION CANISTER. HE THEN FEL L BACKWARDS WITH LEG STILL FOULED IN FRAME. THISRESULTED IN MUSCLE STRAINS IN HIS LEG & BACK.

January 4, 1996 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mate Creek Development Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS IN THE #4 ENTRY TRAMMING MINER. HE ALLEGED THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE MOVING MINER CABLE.

1995 · 11 incidents

December 13, 1995 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mate Creek Development Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BAG OF ROCK DUST OUT FROM SPEED REDUCER OF SCOOP. HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT SIDE ABDOMEN. THIS WAS NOT A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT UNTIL HE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 12-17-95 DUE TO THIS INJURY.

November 16, 1995 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Mate Creek Development Company · Struck against a moving object

EE ALLEDGED THAT HIS NECK AND BACK WAS STRAINED, WHEN HE RAN OVER LARGE ROCK IN ROADWAY WITH SCOOP, AND IT THREW HIM AGAINST CANOPY.

November 15, 1995 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Mate Creek Development Company · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS WORKING ON MINER CATHEAD. AS HE WAS PERFORMING WORK, HE STEPPED ON ANOTHER CABLE AND TWISTEDHIS KNEE.

October 25, 1995 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mate Creek Development Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK LIFTING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY BETWEEN #2 AND #3 ROADWAY.

September 30, 1995 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mate Creek Development Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIMSELF WHILE HELPING HANG MINER CABLE

September 19, 1995 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mate Creek Development Company · Struck against a moving object

EMP ALLEGED THAT HE STRAINED HIS NECK WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR HE WAS OPERATING HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY AND BOUNCED HIM UP AGAINST THE CANOPY.

June 12, 1995 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mate Creek Development Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR ACROSS SECTION HE HIT A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM IT THREW HIS HEAD UP AGAINST CANOPY & STRAINED HIS NECK

May 25, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mate Creek Development Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN THE NO.3 HEADING. HE ALLEGE HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE COAL.

March 16, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mate Creek Development Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL ON HIS BACKSIDE. HE INJURED HIS TAILBONE DURING THE FALL. HE WAS ROOF-BOLTING IN THE #1 ENTRY WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

1994 · 5 incidents

August 13, 1994 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Garrett Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE WAS CARRYING BELT ROLLER, SLIPPED AND FELL O MINE FLOOR.

May 10, 1994 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Garrett Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL APPROXIMATELY 4.5' THICK IN INTERSECTION OF #2 ENTRY AT STOPPING #40 - 3000 FEET OUTBY WORKING SECTION.

May 10, 1994 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Garrett Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL APPROX 4' THICK IN INTERSECTION OF #1 ENTRY AT STOPPIN G#42 3000 FT OUTBY WORKING SECTION.

January 5, 1994 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Garrett Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE CAR STRUCK A HOLE IN MINE FLOOR AND JOLTED HIM.

1993 · 3 incidents

September 23, 1993 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Garrett Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE CAR STRUCK A HOLE IN MINE FLOOR AND JOLTED HIM.