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20-A: 2 reportable incidents Coal

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

20-A has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1987.

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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.
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 10 25,299
1991 10 81,064
1990 10 87,088
1989 11 67,133
1988 11 65,602
1987 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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.