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No 3 Mine: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Henry Chaney Jr
Phyllis, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1509667

No 3 Mine has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1986–1991
Latest incident
Jun 1991
Ownership history
  1. Cheyenne Elkhorn Coal Company Inc 1976 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)
1992 19 64,696
1991 19 125,378
1990 26 133,722
1989 26 160,731
1988 21 122,159
1987 18 76,482
1986 17 91,693
1985 18 84,340
1984 17 77,787
1983 17 44,665
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 3 Mine 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

7 on file

1991 · 1 incident

June 19, 1991 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cheyenne Elkhorn Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING COAL IN SHUTTLE CAR TO THE DUMP,HE LEANED OVER TO GO UNDER HANGING CABLE AT THAT TIME HE HIT A HOLE BOUNCING HIM AROUND IN HIS CAR.

1990 · 1 incident

August 31, 1990 KY · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cheyenne Elkhorn Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

CHANGES IN ROOF, THINK LAYERS OF SHALE CHANGING TO SANDSTONE. LAYER OF SHALE MEASURING 3 TO 5 INCHES THICK X 48 INCHES X 30 TO 60 INCHES FELL FROM OPEN INTERSECTION RIDING THROUGH LAST ROW OF ROOF BOLTS.

1989 · 2 incidents

1987 · 1 incident

April 3, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Cheyenne Elkhorn Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING ROOF BOLTER IN FACE AREA WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIM IN BACK.

1986 · 2 incidents

July 29, 1986 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cheyenne Elkhorn Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS OPERATI3G SHUTTLE CAR, AND WHEN CAR WAS LOADED, HE WENT TO TURN AROUND IN OPERATOR COMPARTMENT TO FACE IN THE OTHER DIRECTION, AND T WISTED HIS KNEE