Mining Incidents

Mine No 2: 3 reportable incidents Coal

W & P Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Parsons Loyall-Dale
Van, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515587

MSHA record for Mine No 2 (mine ID 1515587). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
May 1990
Ownership history
  1. G & R Coal Company 1986 to 1986
  2. A & B Coal Company 1986 to 1987
  3. W & P Coal Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 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

3 on file

1990 · 2 incidents

May 22, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W & P Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS CLEANING BELT. SLIPPED WHILE SHOVELING BELT.

February 28, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
W & P Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GOT FINGER BETWEEN FRAME AND HEAD

1988 · 1 incident

September 12, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
W & P Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS