C & N Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine
OPERATOR LOST CONTROL AND JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK.
No 3 Surface: 3 reportable incidents Coal
C & N Mining Company Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Niece Wilford
Thornton,
Letcher County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1514392
MSHA record for No 3 Surface (mine ID 1514392). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1984
- Latest incident
- Sep 1984
Ownership history
- C & N Mining Company Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 3 Surface sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1984 · 3 incidents
September 27, 1984
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
C & N Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine
STARTED TO RAIN-HAUL ROAD BECAME SLICK.
May 30, 1984
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C & N Mining Company Inc · Fall from ladders
LADDER BROKE CAUSING LACERATION OF 3RD AND 4TH FINGER.