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Kymcoal #1 Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Kymcoal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Merckle Manford
Vinton, Gallia County, OH  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3303997

Kymcoal #1 Mine has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1985–1986
Latest incident
Jun 1986
Ownership history
  1. Kymcoal Inc 1984 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)
1986 15 21,545
1985 13 43,747
1984 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Kymcoal #1 Mine sits in Gallia County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Gallia County, Ohio · Population 29,162
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,455
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1986 · 2 incidents

June 2, 1986 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kymcoal Inc · Fall on save level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS WALKING FRO4 PARKING LOT TO OFFICE TRAILER TRIP AND FELL INJURING LEFT ELBOW

April 8, 1986 OH · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kymcoal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS LIFTING FAC9 PUMP TO MOVE IT FROM HAUL ROAD

1985 · 3 incidents

November 15, 1985 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kymcoal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FIRE CLAY ROLLE8 TO 5 FT THICK NOT ALLOWING BOLT TO ANCHOR IN IMMEDIATRI TOP FIRE CLAY NORMALLY 2'-3' THICK.

October 31, 1985 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Kymcoal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTENING ROOF BOLT UPON LOWERING HEAD WRENCH SLIP OUT OF BOLTER HEAD STRIKING MAN IN MOUTH BREAKING 2 TEETH.

June 24, 1985 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Kymcoal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUSHING BUGGY WITH SCOOP BURSTING FRONT TIRE AIR BLASTING STRIKING EYES INJURING RIGHT EYE