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No 3 Surface: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Robinson Creek, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516924

MSHA record for No 3 Surface (mine ID 1516924). 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
1991
Latest incident
Dec 1991
Ownership history
  1. Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 3 Surface 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

3 on file

1991 · 3 incidents

December 28, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PRESSING A TRACK PIN IN WITH A PORTABLE TRACK PRESS ON A D9H CATERPILLAR TRACTOR WHEN THE TRACK PIN WAS PRESSED COMPLETELY IN, HE TURNED THE TRACK PRESS PUMP OFF AND A C-CLAMP POP PED LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE CHEST, ARM AND CHIN.

March 7, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

WHILE CUTTING A FALLING TREE INTO, THE TRUNK SLIDE DOWN THE HILL TRAPPING HIS LEG UNDER THE LOG., NO BROKEN BONES, BUT BRUISE AND SPRAINED HIS KNEE.

February 20, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST MIRROR BRACKET WHICH CUT HIS HEAD WHILE WORKING ON LOADER.