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
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
MSHA record for Mine #2 (mine ID 1513151). 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
- 1986–1987
- Latest incident
- Apr 1987
Ownership history
- Roberts Branch Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1982
- Switch Energy Corp 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine #2 sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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 file1987 · 1 incident
1986 · 1 incident
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