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No 3: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Canada Coal Company Inc · Underground
Kimper, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1511426

No 3 has had 1 fatality among 3 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Mar 1985
Ownership history
  1. Canada Coal Company Inc 1978 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)
1988 0
1987 0
1986 0
1985 6 17,325
1984 25 107,579
1983 26 101,345
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 12, 1985 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Canada Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE #3 MINE CANADA COAL CO INC. FROM A FALL OF RIB IN WHICH THE VICTIM I.NAME AGE 30 WAS CRUSHED AGAINST THE RIPPER HEAD ON A LEE NORSE 265 CONTINOUS MINER THIS OC CCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY 100 FT OUTBY THE FACE AREAS WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BITS

Reportable incidents

2 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1984 · 2 incidents

October 24, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Canada Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS WORKING ON THE CONVEYOR BELT ON IDLE SHIFT WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL MAHING SMALL FINGER

February 10, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Canada Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS LIFTING TIMBER WHEN COMPLAINING OF STRAINING HIS BACK