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South Akers #2: 2 reportable incidents Coal

South Akers Mining Llc · Underground
Jenkins, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517739

MSHA record for South Akers #2 (mine ID 1517739). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1996–1997
Latest incident
Oct 1997
Ownership history
  1. Black Hawk Coal Corp 1996 to 1996
  2. South Akers Mining Llc 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

South Akers #2 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

2 on file

1997 · 1 incident

1996 · 1 incident

November 22, 1996 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
South Akers Mining Llc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING ROOF BOLTS, HAND SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT HAND.