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No 3: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Triway Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Vance Michael
Price, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1504009

No 3 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
May 1985
Ownership history
  1. Velocity Coal Corp 1950 to 1982
  2. Triway Mining Inc 1982 to 1986
  3. Triway Mining Inc 1986 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)
1986 12 44,961
1985 17 70,995
1984 20 90,493
1983 18 90,408
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 3 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1985 · 3 incidents

May 2, 1985 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Triway Mining Inc · Flash burns (electric)

THREW HANDLE IN ON SWITCH BOX CARBON ARC BETWEEN TWO PHASES AND BLEW OUT

April 30, 1985 KY · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
Triway Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS CHANGING BATTERIES ON SCOOP & JACK HOSE BUSTED & LET THE SCOOP ROLL INTO HIS LEFT FOOT & ANKLE.

January 8, 1985 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss ELECTRICAL
Triway Mining Inc · Contact with electrical current

MAN MOVING TRAILING CABLE WHEN BECAME IN CONTACT WITH UNINSULATED CONDUCTOR RESULTED IN BURNS TO 3 FINGERS.

Show 1 earlier incidents

1983 · 1 incident

July 13, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Triway Mining Inc · Struck by falling object