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No 35: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Lee West Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Childers Lawrence W
Draffin, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1510714

MSHA record for No 35 (mine ID 1510714). 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
1984–1988
Latest incident
Nov 1988
Ownership history
  1. Lee West Coal Company Inc 1977 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 35 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
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

1988 · 1 incident

November 1, 1988 KY · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lee West Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE SAID HE LEFT THE LOADING MACHINE RUNNING AND GOT HIS SLAT BAR, AND PROCEEDED TO PULL SOME CAP COAL IN THE FACE. BUT THE EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS REACHING OUT TO PULL THE CAOP COAL AT THE EDGE OF THE ROOF SUPPORT WHEN THE ROCK ELL. THE EMPLOYEE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

1986 · 2 incidents

1985 · 2 incidents

December 21, 1985 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lee West Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE ACCIDENT CO6LD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE BUGGIE MAN HAD CHOSEN ANOTHER PLACE TO TURN THE BUGGIE.THE INJURED IMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HIS BUGGIE IN TO CLASSER QUARTERS TO FULLEY OPERATE HIS B BUGGIE SAFETY. 3

1984 · 1 incident

August 13, 1984 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lee West Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WAS RUNNING PORTER ENDDUMP BUGGY HIT ROUGH PLACE IN ROAD BOUNCED UP AND DOWN AND HURT HIP