Mining Incidents

Terco No 3: 12 reportable incidents Coal

Terco Inc · Underground
Controlled by Terry McCreary
Bryants Store, Knox County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512478

MSHA record for Terco No 3 (mine ID 1512478). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1985–1987
Latest incident
Jul 1987
Ownership history
  1. Minerals Development Company 1980 to 1982
  2. Little Poplar Creek Heavy Equipment Coal Company 1982 to 1983
  3. No 7 Coal Company 1983 to 1984
  4. Terco Inc 1984 to 1985
  5. Terco Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Terco No 3 sits in Knox County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knox County, Kentucky · Population 30,034
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$33,153
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1987 · 2 incidents

July 1, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Terco Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS BE3DING ROOF BOLT WHEN HAND SLIPPED AND HAND HIT PLATE. CUTTING KNUCKLES ON RIGHT HAND WENT TO DR AND HAD 5 STICHES.

April 4, 1987 KY · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
Terco Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING COAL WHEN PIECE OF COAL HIT RT EYE

1986 · 5 incidents

August 8, 1986 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Terco Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL AT 1S7 X-CUT IN ROADWAY E ENTRY #3 INTO #2 BELTLINE E ENTRY FROM 36" THICK 6' WIDE TO 34' LONG.

August 6, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Terco Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN HE LIFTED A POT FOR A CUTTING MACHINE BACK BEGAN TO HURT.

August 1, 1986 KY · Coal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Terco Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BET CLAMP SLIPP9D AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT FOREARM WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES-NO LOST TIME.

March 11, 1986 KY · Coal driller operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Terco Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING LOAD COAL DRILL IN JEEP BUCKET WHEN HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BUCKET & DRILL

January 29, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Terco Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING MUCK ON BELT, WHEN SHOVEL GOT HUNG ON BELT CATCHING ARM BETWEEN TOP AND BELT.

1985 · 5 incidents

December 26, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Terco Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRILLING3VOAL WITH WHEEL TYPE COAL DRILL WHEN LEFT HAND SLIPPED OFF LEFT FOREARM WAS CAUGHT BY DRILL BARRELL & WAS CUT.

December 5, 1985 KY · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Terco Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A JEEP USED TO 3HAUL COAL TO LOADING POINT RAN OVER A PIECE OF COAL CAUSING IT TO BUST & HIT VICTIM IN LEFT EYE.

October 24, 1985 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Terco Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING A SCOOP OF COAL TO THE UNDERGROUND DUMPING POINT WHEN SCOOP BUCKET STRUCK SIDE OF RAMP CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BE THROWN FORWARD BRUISING HIS RT SHOULDER ON THE SCOOP DECK

June 18, 1985 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Terco Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING MESCHER SCOOP WHEN FRONT TIRES RAN OVER LOOSE ROCK IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN. EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING STEERING WHEEL AT THE TIME, AND THE SPINNING MOTIO N CAUSED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER TO BE SPRAINED.

June 6, 1985 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Terco Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL ON RETURN SIDE TRAVELWAY 250 FT INBY THE FAN UNINTENTIONAL FALL 18 FT WIDE X 20 FT LONG X 20 IN THICK