Simpson & Lester Coals Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL 16 FT WIDE, 18FT LONG 10FT THICK, DANGERED OFF AREA, STOP SECTION WENT OUTBY 4 BREAKS AND START NEW SECTION.
No 51 Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Simpson & Lester Coals Inc
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MSHA Mine ID: 4608389
No 51 Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1994.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1994
- Latest incident
- Sep 1994
Ownership history
- Simpson & Lester Coals Inc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 7 | 32,426 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 51 Mine sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1994 · 2 incidents
Simpson & Lester Coals Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN #5 ENTRY INTERSECTION ONE BREAK OUTBY FACE I NOTICE INDICATINS OF ROOF FAILURE AT 6:40 AM ON PRESHIFT EXAMINATION PLACE DANGERED OFF SET TIMBERS ON ALL SIDES OF INTERSECTION AT 7 :15 AM INTERSECTION FELL AT 7:30AM NO NEED TO CLEAN FALL PLACE IN NEUTRAL ENTRY