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S & B #3: 1 recorded fatality Coal

S & B Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Harold K Simpson
Pineville, Bell County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514930

S & B #3 has had 1 fatality among 6 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1984–1986
Latest incident
May 1986
Ownership history
  1. Carolina Coal Company 1984 to 1984
  2. Eastland Energy Inc 1984 to 1985
  3. Mald Energy Inc 1985 to 1986
  4. S & B Coal Company Inc 1986 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)
1987 0
1986 8 11,965
1985 4 900
1984 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

S & B #3 sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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.
Bell County, Kentucky · Population 23,878
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$32,403
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
October 31, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Carolina Coal Company · Struck by falling object

I.NAME WAS SCRAPING LOOSE COAL FROM THE MINE FLOOR AT THE WORKING FACE INBY PERMANET ROOF SUPPORT WHEN ROOF FELL RESULTING IN DEATH

Reportable incidents

5 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1986 · 2 incidents

May 12, 1986 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
S & B Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS HELPING 4OVE ROCK WITH SCOOP & PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK FELL HITTING HIM ON CHEST.

1985 · 1 incident

1984 · 2 incidents

October 31, 1984 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Carolina Coal Company · Struck by falling object

I.NAME WAS SCRAPING AND BOSSING. LOOSE COAL WAS BRING REMOBED FROM THE FACE AREA INBY PERMANENT SUPPORT WHEN ROOF FELL RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY.