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.
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
MSHA record for No 3 (mine ID 1516837). 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
- 1990–1991
- Latest incident
- Jul 1991
Ownership history
- Apple Tree Mining Company 1990 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
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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.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 file1991 · 2 incidents
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