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Kimberly No 35 Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Julian, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606139

MSHA record for Kimberly No 35 Mine (mine ID 4606139). 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
1983
Latest incident
Jun 1983
Ownership history
  1. Southern Appalachian Coal Company 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Kimberly No 35 Mine sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
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

1983 · 2 incidents

June 9, 1983 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

DISCOVERED IN SOUTH MAINS 001-0 SECT BETWEEN 4 AND 5 ENTRIES NEAR 22 STOPPING.FALL IS EXTENSION OF FALL REPORTED 6-9-84\ RESIN BOLTS WERE USED.SIZE-20\ X 20\ X 6\.NO INJURIES ,TRAVELWAY AND VE NTILATION NOT BLOCKED .AREA WILL BE TIMBERED OFF AT THIS TIME.

May 18, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING PARTS OUT OF THE PARTS TRAILER AND PUTTING THEM IN A TRUCK TO TAKE TO ANOTHER LOCATION. HE PICKED UP TWO BELT PULLEYS FOR A STACKER AND STARTED OUT THE DOOR, AT WHICH T IME HE FELT SHARP PAINS IN THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK AND IN HIS LEGS. HE WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL, BUT WAS NOT ADMITTED AT THIS TIME.