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Lowlands #129: 2 reportable incidents Coal

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

Lowlands #129 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1989.

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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.
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)
1989 13 301,790
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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.