Mining Incidents

No 3: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Elmer Jent
Oscaloosa, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512517

MSHA record for No 3 (mine ID 1512517). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Mar 1985
Ownership history
  1. Melanie Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1981
  2. Lake Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1985
  3. Quality Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1983
  4. Mc Dougal Enterprises Inc 1984 to 1984
  5. H & E Mining Company 1984 to 1985
  6. Jent & Franks Coal Company Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 3 sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
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

5 on file

1985 · 2 incidents

March 11, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
H & E Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN WAS PINNING TOP . TRAMMED PINNER AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN TRAM LEVER AND METAL.

February 26, 1985 KY · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
H & E Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILLING COAL. STRAINED BACK WHILE DRILLING.

1984 · 3 incidents

November 2, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
H & E Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PINNED HIMSELF AGAINST COAL RIB WITH ROOF BOLTING MACHINE

October 16, 1984 KY · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
H & E Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING WAGON DRILL OUT OF HOLE THAT WAS DRILLAL LOWER BACK WAS PULLED AND STRAINED.

July 16, 1984 KY · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
H & E Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

HE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE GETTING TO HIS KNEES IN MAN TRIP SCOOP BUCKET ENCOUNTERED LOWER THAN NORMAL CLEARANCE WHIEL STILL IN MOTION