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Mine No 2: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Bolling Harold D
Eolia, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516715

Mine No 2 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1990–1991
Latest incident
Mar 1991
Ownership history
  1. Daniel Lee Coal Company Inc 1989 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)
1992 0
1991 9 12,201
1990 24 35,293
1989 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine No 2 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

3 on file

1991 · 1 incident

March 28, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Daniel Lee Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HELPING LIFT A BATTERY CHARGER AND OTHERS THAT WERE LIFTING DROPPED THEIR END CAUSING INJURED TO BE INJURED.

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1990 · 2 incidents

July 6, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Daniel Lee Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PINNING TOP WHILE WEARING RUBBER GLOVE.GLOVE CAME IN CONTACT WITH HOT DRILL STEEL AND STUCK TO STEEL WHILE IT WAS TURNING.TWISTED RING FINGER AND SMALL FINGER.

June 20, 1990 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Daniel Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULINGSCOOP LOAD OF COAL AND RAN OVER ROCK OR BLOCK OF COAL INHAUL WAY AND IT THREW HIM AGAINST ROOF; INJURED HIS NECK.