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No 3: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Apple Tree Mining Company · Underground
Controlled by Niece Wilford
Deane, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516837

No 3 has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1990–1991
Latest incident
Jul 1991
Ownership history
  1. Apple Tree Mining Company 1990 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)
1991 14 60,814
1990 4 17,323
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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

1991 · 2 incidents

July 24, 1991 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Apple Tree Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL ABOVE ANCHOR ZONE, APPROX. 20 FT LONG, 16 FT WIDE AND 4 1/2 TO 5 FT THICK. FALL OCCURRED IN NO. 6 ENTRY OUTBY SPADE NO. 225 OR 300 FT FROM FACE.

June 14, 1991 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Apple Tree Mining Company · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS HELPING ON CONTINUOUS MINER AND A PICE OF DRAW ROCK FROM THE ROOF BETWEEN ROOF BOLT AND THE RIB STRIKING INJURED ON HIS BACK AND HIS RIGHT KNEE.

1990 · 3 incidents

November 29, 1990 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Apple Tree Mining Company · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR. THE CANOPY ON THE SHUTTLE CAR CAUGHT A ROOF SUPPORT MAT OR BOLT, BROKE OFF AND FELL ON THE OPERATOR.

November 23, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Apple Tree Mining Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

REMOVED TANK FROM TRUCK INORDER TO WELD AFTER DRAINING TANK BEGAN WELDING IT EXPLODED

November 9, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Apple Tree Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER THE LEFT HEAD SLID INTO THE RIB THE INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREED THE HEAD WHILE HIS HELPER WAS OPERATING THE MACHINE FROM THE DECK WHEN ENGERIZED THE INJURED WAS OVER THE CANOPY & WAS CAUGHT AGAINST THE ROOF