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No 2 Surface: 1 reportable incident Coal

M R E Coal Company Inc · Surface
Deane, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1508119

No 2 Surface has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Aug 1986
Ownership history
  1. Lance Coal Corp 1975 to 1977
  2. Golden Oak Mining Company Inc 1977 to 1980
  3. Golden Oak Mining Company Inc 1981 to 1987
  4. Ward Brothers Construction Inc 1987 to 1987
  5. M R E Coal Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1989 0
1988 7 37,404
1987 10 4,764
1986 7 17,191
1985 0
1983 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 2 Surface 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

1986 · 1 incident

August 27, 1986 KY · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator MACHINERY
Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

THERE WAS NO WI7NESSES TO ACTUALLY WHAT HAPPENED, BUT ALL REPORTED THAT HE WAS GRADING PIT HAUL ROAD FOR TRUCKS, WHEN FOREMAN ON JOB NOTICED THE GRADER GOING OVER THE HILL. WHEN FOREMAN (D, WA RD) INVESTIGATE8, THE PROBLEM, HE FOUND EMPLOYEE LYING BESIDE OF THE ROAD AND FOUND HIM TO BE PARTIALLY UNCONSCIOUS AND HAD FALLEN OFF OF GRADER. NOTE EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE FAINTED.