Cnb Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY OF THE MAIN HEADING THE FALL IS 4' TO 5' THICK AND 65' TO 70' LONG IT IS CRIBBED AND TIMBERED.
No 3: 9 reportable incidents Coal
Cnb Mining Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Benjamin R. Bennett
Putney,
Harlan County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514263
MSHA record for No 3 (mine ID 1514263). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1984–1990
- Latest incident
- Jul 1990
Ownership history
- Clover Fork Energy Inc 1983 to 1985
- Tedon Energy Inc 1985 to 1987
- Harlan Wallins Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1988
- Charity B Limited Inc 1988 to 1989
- Cnb Mining Company 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
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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.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
9 on file1990 · 5 incidents
Cnb Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
USING SCOOP ROCK FALL PC OF ROCK FELL FROM RIB AND HIT HIM IN BACK
Cnb Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A COAL AUGER FROM #1 PIT THE CARRIAGE MOVE FORWARD, WEDGED FEET BETWEEN THE CARRIAGE AND FRAME.
Cnb Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE BELT ENTRY. IT IS 3 BREAKS LONG 30' WIDE AND 6' TO 8' THICK. IT IS CRIBBED AND TIMBERED. IT CAUGHT THE MINER AND TWO BRIDGES. THE MEN HAVE BEEN INSTR UCTED ON HOW TO CLEAN IT UP SAFELY.
April 2, 1990
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Cnb Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
INJURED WAS BOLTING A FALL AREA WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING THE BOLT MACHINE AND BOUNCED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE.
1989 · 1 incident
March 29, 1989
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Charity B Limited Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object
EMPL PULLING TREES FROM SLIDE AREA WITH DOZER AND WINCH.EMPL REMOVING WINCH CABLE FROM LOG 18" DIA,LOG ROLLED ON TOP OF RIGHT FOOT.
1984 · 3 incidents
October 8, 1984
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Clover Fork Energy Inc · Struck by falling object
VICTIM WAS INSTALLING BOLTS A PIECE OF ROCK 12 X 12 X 1 BROKE FROM ROOF STRIKING VICTIM ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD AND NECK.
Clover Fork Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries
THE ROOF FALL OCCURRED DURING WEEK-END NO ONE AT WORK FOUND 5-31-84
April 30, 1984
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clover Fork Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MINE CABLE HIS RT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CABLE AND BELT LINE