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No 3 Mine: 1 recorded fatality Coal

M & M Extraction Inc · Underground
Controlled by Meade Muncie Jr
Langley, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513827

MSHA record for No 3 Mine (mine ID 1513827). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Sep 1983
Ownership history
  1. M & M Extraction Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 3 Mine sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
September 15, 1983 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
M & M Extraction Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

22% SLOPE ON ROADWAY, BRAKES ON EQUIPMENT FAILED RESULTING IN FATALITY.

Reportable incidents

6 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1983 · 6 incidents

September 8, 1983 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M & M Extraction Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PICKING SLATE OFF BELT-PIECE OF COAL CAUGHT FINGER ON BELT.

August 3, 1983 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M & M Extraction Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE WAS PULLING ON THE CUTTER CABLE ALLEDGED.

August 2, 1983 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
M & M Extraction Inc · Struck by flying object

USING IMPACT WRENCH ON SIX NUTS ON SCOOP HUB

July 22, 1983 KY · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
M & M Extraction Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILLING COAL AND MOVED TO TURN AROUND AND LOWER PART OF BACK POPPED AND HAD PAIN IN BACK FOR THE REST OF SHIFT.

July 18, 1983 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler ELECTRICAL
M & M Extraction Inc · Contact with electrical current

SCOOP CUT INSULATION ON CUTTER CABLE DONNIE COMBS WENT TO MOVE CABLE UNAWARE CABLE WAS CUT PUT HAND ON BARE WIRE