Hill Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL APP 180FT WIDE APP 60+LONG 5FT TO 7FT THICK FACES OF 1-2-3 ENTRIES 1ST RT SECTION 180FT INBY SPAD #129 THIS AREA SUPPORTED BY ROOF BOLTS & POSTS ON 4FT CENTERS FAULT AREA
#2 Dorsey: 1 reportable incident Coal
Hill Enterprises Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Hill Michael J
Vaughn,
Nicholas County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606384
MSHA record for #2 Dorsey (mine ID 4606384). 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
- Jul 1985
Ownership history
- Hill Enterprises Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
#2 Dorsey sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% 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.Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 24,446
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,280
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.