No 3 Coal
Lester Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Jessica R Lester
Turkey Creek,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512292
MSHA record for No 3 (mine ID 1512292). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
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- Latest incident
- —
Ownership history
- Middle Creek Coal Corp 1980 to 1980
- Ironhorse Coal Corp 1980 to 1981
- Lobo Coal Inc 1981 to 1982
- Progressive Mining Company Inc 1982 to 1983
- Swinge Branch Coal Company 1983 to 1984
- Silver Star Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1985
- Lester Coal Company Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 3 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.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 reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.