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No 3 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Karst Edward W
Closplint, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516517

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
Apr 1990
Ownership history
  1. Royal Darby Coal Company Inc 1988 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)
1993 0
1992 0
1990 9 19,640
1989 14 47,217
1988 5
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 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

3 on file

1990 · 2 incidents

April 19, 1990 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Royal Darby Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

I.NAME STRIKING CUTTING MACHINE CHAIN WITH HAMMER.A SMALL METAL FRAGMENT BROKE OF CHAIN STRIKING I.NAME IN EYE.

1989 · 1 incident

September 28, 1989 KY · Coal timberman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Royal Darby Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I,NAME WAS CHECKING HOSES ON THE MINER-WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP-I,NAME TWISTED HIS BACK WHEN HE DODGED THE ROCK.