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Mine #8: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Harry LaViers Jr
Isom, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1510872

MSHA record for Mine #8 (mine ID 1510872). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1984–1986
Latest incident
Oct 1986
Ownership history
  1. South-East Coal Company Inc 1977 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine #8 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

6 on file

1986 · 2 incidents

July 11, 1986 KY · Coal cleanup man, cleanup worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South-East Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THIS FORM IS BE3NG SUBMITTED DUE TO THE ISSUANCE OF A CITATION FOR FAILURE TO REPORT WITHIN THE DESIGNATED PERIOD OF TIME. THIS WAS CONSIDERED TO BE "FIRST AID" AND NOT REPORTED DUE TO MISINT REPRETATIONS OF3INSTRUCTIONS FOR 7000-1 FORM.

1985 · 3 incidents

August 2, 1985 KY · Coal cleanup man, cleanup worker HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
South-East Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS JACKING UP BOLTING MACHINE WITH A LIFTING JACK AND THE JACK BAR SLIPED AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD, RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO HIS FACE.

June 19, 1985 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South-East Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF THE WAY AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

1984 · 1 incident

November 30, 1984 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
South-East Coal Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

FILED FED B/L CLAIM NOTICE FROM HIS ATTY OF HIS INTENT TO FILE ON 12-10-84