Mining Incidents

20-A: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Algoma, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607394

MSHA record for 20-A (mine ID 4607394). 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
1987–1991
Latest incident
Jul 1991
Ownership history
  1. Simpson & Lester Coals Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

20-A sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
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 · 1 incident

1987 · 1 incident

December 8, 1987 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss ELECTRICAL
Simpson & Lester Coals Inc · Contact with electrical current

EMPLOYEE WAS HA3DLING PINNER CABLE AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH PHASE OF 440 A.C.