Mining Incidents

No 3 Mine: 16 reportable incidents Coal

Lj'S Coal Corp · Underground
Mary Alice, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516477

MSHA record for No 3 Mine (mine ID 1516477). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
Apr 1990
Ownership history
  1. Lj'S Coal Corp 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 3 Mine sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

1990 · 3 incidents

April 21, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lj'S Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SPLICING PIECE OF CABLE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING EMPLOYEE'S HAND.

January 20, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lj'S Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON TRUCK. PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO EYE.

January 2, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lj'S Coal Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

HAD BEEN WELDING HIT SLAG METAL WITH AHMMER CAUSING HOT PIECE OF METAL TO HIT EYELID.

1989 · 12 incidents

December 7, 1989 KY · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Lj'S Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN TAIL PIECE AND LUMP OF COAL MASHING HAND.

December 1, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lj'S Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GETTING SUPPLIES OUT OF STORAGE TRAILER FELL ON STEPS OF TRAILER SUPPLIES HIT EMPLOYEE ON HEAD.

November 20, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lj'S Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON MACHINE GOT HIT IN FACE WITH METAL STRAP.

November 6, 1989 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lj'S Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE MOVING SUPPLIES HURT BACK.

November 1, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lj'S Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL STRIKING EE ON FOOT.

October 21, 1989 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lj'S Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

CUTTING MACHINE CHAIN GOT SM PC OF STEEL IN EYE

September 7, 1989 KY · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
Lj'S Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

ROCK HIT EMPL IN BACK KNOCKING HIM INTO BOLT MACHINE STRIKING FACE

September 6, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lj'S Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON FOOT.

August 10, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lj'S Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING BOLTER IN MINE CAUGHT ARM BETWEEN ROOF AND BOLTER BREAKING ARM.

March 28, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lj'S Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

MOVING BOX OF SUPPLIES DROPPED ON THUMB.

February 24, 1989 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lj'S Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

CHANGING DUST BAG ON CUTTING MACHINE.SEVERELY CUT MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND.

1988 · 1 incident

November 18, 1988 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lj'S Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCOOP-RAN INTO RIP OF MINE; JARRING EMPLOYEE.