Donna Kay Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FAULT IN MINE R2OF UNPLANNED ROOF FALL 20'LONG X 4' WIDE X 1-4'THICK.
No 8: 1 reportable incident Coal
MSHA record for No 8 (mine ID 1509322). 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
- 1985
- Latest incident
- Dec 1985
Ownership history
- Donna Kay Coal Company Inc 1975 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 8 sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.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.