Mining Incidents

#105: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Lowlands Coal Corp · Surface
Controlled by Metec Acquisition Corp
Cedar Grove, Kanawha County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608020

MSHA record for #105 (mine ID 4608020). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Nov 1991
Ownership history
  1. Lowlands Coal Corp 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#105 sits in Kanawha County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Kanawha County, West Virginia · Population 178,198
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,887
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

1991 · 2 incidents

November 5, 1991 WV · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lowlands Coal Corp · Fall from machine

TIGHTENING LUG NUTS ON LOADER SOCKET SLIPPED OFF AT NUT CAUSING EMPL'S WEIGHT TO SHIFT HE FELL & BROKE RIGHT LOWER LEG.

July 26, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lowlands Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

LIFTOMG I WJEM WRIST TWISTED FELL HITTING SHOULDER ON CAB OF MINER.