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No 3 Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Topper Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Gary D Fields
Shelbiana, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516676

MSHA record for No 3 Mine (mine ID 1516676). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Aug 1989
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
1
inspections on record
18
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 18 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Topper Coal Company Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

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

1 on file

1989 · 1 incident

August 14, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Topper Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

I,NAME WAS BOLTING FIRST CUT OUT OF #3 ENTRY THE FIRST BOLT WHEN BOLT DRILL STEEL AND UP PRESSURE HIT A CRACK IN ROOF ROCK CAUSING ROCK TO SLIP OFF ON ATRS AND APRON AND THEN ONTO OPERATOR PIN NING HIM UNDER ROCK & AGAINST THE BOLTER BREAKING HIS RIGHT FOREARM & BRUISING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.