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White Cabin Mine Number Three: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Martin County Coal Corp · Underground
Inez, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517994

White Cabin Mine Number Three has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1998.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1998
Latest incident
Mar 1998
Ownership history
  1. Martin County Coal Corp 1997 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)
1998 25 329,811
1997 5 28,571
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

White Cabin Mine Number Three sits in Martin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 8.0% 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.
Martin County, Kentucky · Population 11,181
8.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,185
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1998 · 2 incidents

March 16, 1998 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin County Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING CABLE IN TAKE-UP AS SLACK WAS BEING REMOVED FROM BELT. CABLE CAME OUT OF SHIV WHEEL, AS EMPLOYEE TRIED TO PUT IT BACK, GOTFINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN CABLE AND WHEEL AS SLACK WAS BEING TAKEN UP. INJURY REQUIRED SUTURES.

February 12, 1998 KY · Coal master electrician FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE CHECKING RIGHT SIDE OF ROOF BOLTER A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND HIT EE ON LEFT ARM. IT WAS 14"L X 6"W X 1/2" THICK.