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No 3: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Four Aces Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Darrell Wagner
Smith, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512536

MSHA record for No 3 (mine ID 1512536). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Apr 1990
Ownership history
  1. Harlan Fuel Company 1980 to 1982
  2. Harlan Fuel Company 1982 to 1987
  3. Harlan Fuel Company 1987 to 1989
  4. Four Aces Mining Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 3 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1990 · 3 incidents

April 24, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Four Aces Mining Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

BELT WAS BEING PULLED IN AN ANGLE FROM MAIN LINE CONVEYOR WITH AN ENLOADER THE EMPLOYEE HAD POSITIONED HIMSELF IN AN AREA THAT WHEN BELTHUNG IT PULLED ACROSS STRIKING EMPLOYEE & KNOCKING HIM O FF A 6FT PLATFORM

March 16, 1990 KY · Coal MACHINERY
Four Aces Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN STRAPS & CAUGHT LEFT ARM BETWEEN ROCK & LEVERS ON ROOF BOLTER

February 20, 1990 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Four Aces Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL IN THE INTERSECTION OF #3 & #4 OUTBY FACE DUE TO LAMINATED SHALE ROOF AND 12" COAL RIDER SEAM AT 8 FEET.