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#5 Surface: 1 reportable incident Coal

Kyva Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by Hunsaker Ted Jr
Mayking, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516498

#5 Surface has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Jul 1990
Ownership history
  1. Kyva Mining Inc 1988 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)
1991 12 23,642
1990 34 141,255
1989 20 106,411
1988 11 21,822
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#5 Surface sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1990 · 1 incident

July 26, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Kyva Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE LOADING BOREHOLES IN PIT #001 A LARGE ROCK FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL. IT STRUCK I.NAME ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND UPPER RIGHT ARM, CUTTING HIS ARM.