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No 3: 1 reportable incident Coal

Letcher County Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Henry Lyon
Pikeville, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517518

No 3 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1994.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1994
Latest incident
Dec 1994
Ownership history
  1. Kentucky May Coal Company Inc 1994 to 1994
  2. Dynasty Coal Inc 1994 to 1995
  3. Letcher County Coal Inc 1995 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)
1995 22 128,966
1994 12 51,757
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 3 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1994 · 1 incident

December 20, 1994 KY · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Dynasty Coal Inc · Struck by powered moving object

THE SHUTTLE CAR EE WAS WORKING ON WASN'T MOVED OUT OF THE ROADWAY FAR ENOUGH. THIS CAUSED HIM TO BE HIT BY ANOTHER SHUTTLE CAR BEING OPERATED BY ANOTHER EE. THE ACCIDENT BROKE BOTH OF EE'S SHO ULDERS, SHATTERED HIS LEFT SHOULDER BLADE AND CUT IT. BROKE 3 RIBS AND POSSIBLY CRACKED HIS SPINE.