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2-A (1): 3 reportable incidents Coal

Leah Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Summers William D
Pond Gap, Kanawha County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4601903

MSHA record for 2-A (1) (mine ID 4601903). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1992–1994
Latest incident
Nov 1994
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
1
inspections on record
0
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 0 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Leah Coal Company Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

2-A (1) 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

3 on file

1994 · 2 incidents

November 2, 1994 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Leah Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MECHANICAL FAILURE LED TO INCREASED DIFFICULTY IN STEERING CAUSING VARIOUS STRAINS AND ABRASIONS.

July 27, 1994 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Leah Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE TRAMING SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR SIDESWIPED ROAD POST KNOCKING IT LOOSE. POST FELL AGAINST HIS ARM CAUSING A CONTUSION.

1992 · 1 incident

February 25, 1992 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Leah Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE TRAMMING TO LOADER PART OF BODY WAS HANGING OUT OF SHUTTLE CAR AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN EQUIPMENT AND TIMBER.