Mining Incidents

Lowlands #129: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Lowlands Coal Corp · Surface
Controlled by Rsv
Drennen, Nicholas County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607643

MSHA record for Lowlands #129 (mine ID 4607643). 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
1989
Latest incident
May 1989
Ownership history
  1. Lowlands Coal Corp 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Lowlands #129 sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% 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.
Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 24,446
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,280
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

1989 · 2 incidents

May 17, 1989 WV · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lowlands Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE TRAILING CABLE FOR MINER WAS IN DITCH AND WAS LIFTING IT OVER ROCKS.

May 4, 1989 WV · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor MACHINERY
Lowlands Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I WAS CLEANING ROCK OFF OF HOSE REEL AND MY GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN THE CHAIN AND CUT RIGHT LITTLE FINGER IN CHAIN GUIDE.I HAD 8 STITICHES IN IT.