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No 35 Mine: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Kenjean Inc · Underground
Controlled by Kenneth Cline Walls II
Keystone, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607854

No 35 Mine has had 1 fatality among 5 reportable incidents since 1992.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1992–1996
Latest incident
Feb 1996
Ownership history
  1. U S Mining Inc 1990 to 1991
  2. Lucky M Inc 1991 to 1993
  3. Piper Coal Sales Inc 1993 to 1994
  4. Kenjean Inc 1994 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)
1999 13 22,516
1998 14 88,291
1997 15 61,154
1996 17 102,709
1995 15 22,469
1994 9 17,089
1993 8 13,116
1992 13 19,501
1991 11 30,897
1990 6 39,233
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 35 Mine sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
February 15, 1996 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Kenjean Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING A LOAD OF BLOCKS ON THE SCOOP THAT HE WAS OPERATING.HIS HEAD APPARENTLY BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SCOOP AND THE RIB AS HE ROUNDED A CORNER.

Reportable incidents

4 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1992 · 4 incidents

September 16, 1992 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lucky M Inc · Accident type, without injuries

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL AT INTERSECTION ON BELT LINE. FALL 20 FEET BY 20 FEET BY 3 1/2 TO 4 FEET HIGH AT SQUAD #231.

September 11, 1992 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lucky M Inc · Accident type, without injuries

UNINTENTIONAL FALL IN 4 ENTRY APPROX. 70 FT LONG AND 20 FT WIDE FALL OCCURRED ABOVE ANCHORAGE APPROX. 4 FT HIGH.

July 24, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lucky M Inc · Struck by falling object

EE OPERATOR OF SCOOP WAS RUNNING SCOOP IN 001 SECTION DOING ON SECTION WHEN DRAW FELL FROM AROUND PIN STRIKING HIM ON HEAD AND BENDING HIM BACKWARD.

March 10, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lucky M Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS STRUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD AND RECEIVED GLANCING BLOWS TO THE BACK BY FALLING SMALL ROCKS AND DEBRIS FROM THE ROOF-FALL OCCURRED BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS. INJURED WAS WORKING ME CHANICAL WORK ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER.