Kyn Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I.NAME WAS USING BAR TO TIGHTEN BOLT AND LEG SLIPPED OFF CAUSING KNEE TO BE SPRAINED.
No 3 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal
No 3 Mine has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1989.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1989–1990
- Latest incident
- May 1990
Ownership history
- Kyn Coal Company Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11 | 58,508 |
| 1990 | 12 | 77,872 |
| 1989 | 11 | 66,003 |
| 1988 | 8 | 8,476 |
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
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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.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
3 on file1990 · 2 incidents
Kyn Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
I.NAME WAS OPERATOR OF SCOOP AND WHILE TRAMMING TO FACE HE RAISED HEAD AND BECAME IN CONTACT WITH ROOF INJURING NECK.
1989 · 1 incident
November 21, 1989
KY · Coal
cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kyn Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
LOOSE SEATS WERE IN FACE AREA AND SHOULD BE TAKEN DOWN UPON DISCOVERY.