Mining Incidents

Mine No 3: 1 reportable incident Coal

W & P Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Parsons Loyall-Dale
Van, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515380

MSHA record for Mine No 3 (mine ID 1515380). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Mar 1988
Ownership history
  1. B & B Coal Company 1985 to 1987
  2. Rlg Inc 1987 to 1987
  3. Rlg Inc 1987 to 1988
  4. W & P Coal Company Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 3 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

1 on file

1988 · 1 incident

March 4, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rlg Inc · Accident type, without injuries

LAST CROSS CUT 2 HEADING 001 SECTION FALL APPROX. 18X25X30TO40FT THICK.