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Mine #2: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Switch Energy Corp · Underground
Controlled by Sturgill Leslie
Eolia, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513151

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

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
Apr 1987
Ownership history
  1. Roberts Branch Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1982
  2. Switch Energy Corp 1982 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 0
1988 0
1987 12 28,908
1986 9 25,020
1985 0
1984 0
1983 16 25,836
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine #2 sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
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

1987 · 1 incident

April 22, 1987 KY · Coal superintendent FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Switch Energy Corp · Struck by falling object

I.NAME WAS EXAM3NG PUMP ON MINER DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLT AND RIB. ROCK STRUCK HIM ON SHOULDER TWISTED HIM AROUND AND CAUSED INJURIES TO HIS LOWER BACK

1986 · 1 incident

August 12, 1986 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Switch Energy Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS OPER5TING THE C/M WHEN EITHER THE CONVEYOR CHAIN OR AN OBJECT FROM THE CHAIN STRUCK HIS HEAD