Low Kit Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
ELECT HELPING MINE 7 6ENTRY PICKED CABLE UP TO LAY ON MINE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS HIP.
Mine No 1: 8 reportable incidents Coal
Mine No 1 has had no fatalities among 8 reportable incidents since 1991.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1991–1992
- Latest incident
- Nov 1992
Ownership history
- Spangler Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1991
- Low Kit Mining Company Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 19 | 172,757 |
| 1991 | 21 | 155,038 |
| 1990 | 12 | 2,451 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Mine No 1 sits in Kanawha County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.Kanawha County, West Virginia · Population 178,198
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,887
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file1992 · 3 incidents
Low Kit Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON DAY SHIFT ON 11--492 FALL WAS 30FT LONG 16FT WIDE & 31/2TO 4FT THICK AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 4&5 BOLTS & XX DOWN TO 12FT ROADWAY & CROSSBARS THE FALL WAS IN THE R ETURN ABOUT 100FT INBY DRIFT NOT GOING TO CLEAN GOING TO DRIB OVER THE FALL & CENTER CRIBE THE ENTRY
Low Kit Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
WHILE CLEANING THE FACE AREA OF #5 ENTRY THE SCOOP BUCKET STRUCK SOLID COAL CAUSING THE SCOOP TO BLOW UP IN THE MIDDLE,BENEATH LOW TOP.THIS CAUSED THE SCOOP OPERATOR TO STRIKE THE TOP RESULTIN G IN NECK INJURIES.
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1991 · 5 incidents
Low Kit Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN RETURN 30-40'LONG X 5'HIGH IN RETURN AIRWAY INBY 4TH X-CUT FROM SURFACE.
August 12, 1991
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
POWERED HAULAGE
Low Kit Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SHOVELING HI TAIL OUT FROM UNDER BELT, BELT GRABBED SHOVEL AND HURT RIGHT HAND.
July 25, 1991
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
POWERED HAULAGE
Low Kit Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
SHOVELING #2 BELT ROCK HIT MAN ON LEFT ARM.
Spangler Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
EE WAS GETTING OUT OF SCOOP WHEN HE FELL & HURT LOWER BACK.
January 11, 1991
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Spangler Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK GETTING INTO UNITRAC ABOUT A WEEK AFTER HE QUIT. HE QUIT ON 1-11-91 AT 11:00 ADN DIDNT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL A WEEK LATER.