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Kymcoal #2: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Kymcoal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Merckle Manford
Vinton, Gallia County, OH  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3304027

Kymcoal #2 has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
Mar 1987
Ownership history
  1. Kymcoal Inc 1985 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)
1987 9 32,791
1986 14 43,497
1985 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Kymcoal #2 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

1987 · 2 incidents

March 17, 1987 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Kymcoal Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE BOLTING I3 #1 ENTRY AT FACE PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM TOP AND STRUCK BOLTER OPERATOR ON SIDE OF NOSE.

March 16, 1987 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kymcoal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS WALKING 5ND HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND TWISTED HIS BACK.PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

1986 · 3 incidents

November 14, 1986 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kymcoal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FALL,#3 BELT EN7RY 1ST X-CUT THICKNESS 18''-6' X 18'WIDE X 20'LONG.

October 15, 1986 OH · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kymcoal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS PAC5ING 12 IN HOLLOW CORE BLOCK WHEN COWORKER WAS STACKING BLOCK A BLOCK FELL STRIKING INJURED PERSON RT THUMB BETWEEN THE TWO BLOCKS

September 29, 1986 OH · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kymcoal Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE LOSE ROCK3FELL STRIKING RIGHT SIDEOF HARD HAT DEFLECTING DOWN AND STRIKING MAN'S RIGHT THIGH BRUISING RIGHT THIGH.