Mining Incidents

#2 Mine: 18 reportable incidents Coal

Coal America, Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Kenneth D Bowles
Jolo, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607554

MSHA record for #2 Mine (mine ID 4607554). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1988–1998
Latest incident
Oct 1998
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2018
2
inspections on record
4
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 4 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Ruby Helen Coal Company Inc 1988 to 1990
  2. Miller Coal Corp 1990 to 1997
  3. R & J Coal Inc 1993 to 1994
  4. Eastern Energy Corp 1994 to 1999
  5. Ole Way Mining Inc 1997 to 1999
  6. Jehovah-Jireh Mining Inc 1999 to 2006
  7. Coal America, Inc. 2006 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

#2 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.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

1998 · 2 incidents

October 19, 1998 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Ole Way Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING BATTERY TRACVTOR. HE HAD HIS ARM OUTSIFDE TRACTOR AND CAUGHT IT BETWEEN THE CAR & TRACTOR.

March 2, 1998 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Ole Way Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

BACKED MANTRIP INTO A HAULAGE VEHICLE.

1994 · 3 incidents

June 24, 1994 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Miller Coal Corp · Fall from machine

RIDING BUGGY TO OUTSIDE WHEN VICTIM STRUCK HSI HEAD ON ROOF OF MINECAUSIN GHIM TO FALL OUT OF BUGGY.

June 21, 1994 WV · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOADING CINDER BLOCKS ONTO SCOOP WHEN VICTIM TWISTED HIS BACK.

June 20, 1994 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING MINER CABLE AND FELT A STING ON BACK.

1993 · 6 incidents

December 30, 1993 WV · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R & J Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

UNLOADING BAG OF CEMENT OUT OF RAM CAR-PULL MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.

October 28, 1993 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R & J Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING BELT BACK TOGETHER BAR SLIPPED OFF OF GRIP HOIST HITTING EMPLOYEE IN GROWING.

October 19, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R & J Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TAKING OUT BELT MOVE, ROLLING UP BELT PINCHED NERVE IN NECK.

September 7, 1993 WV · Coal scoop car operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R & J Coal Inc · Fall onto or against objects

PULLING BELT BACK TOGETHER BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL. HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON BELT & ROLLER STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK.

June 22, 1993 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R & J Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PLUGING UP BATTERIES ON SCOOP INCHED NERVE IN ARM.

February 24, 1993 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Miller Coal Corp · Struck by rolling or sliding object

VICTIM WAS HELPING MOVE MINER AROUND CORNER WHEN IT CAME AROUND & CAUGHT HIS FOOT (RIGHT) BREAKING IT.

1992 · 3 incidents

October 10, 1992 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Miller Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

VICTIM WAS OPERATING MINER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW ON A METAL BAR.

August 3, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Miller Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

26339NG TOP & STARTED TO BEND ROOF BOLT & FELT MUSCLE PULL IN STOMACH

1991 · 1 incident

August 12, 1991 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Miller Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SITTING IN FRONT OF SCOOP DIPPER AND SCOOP OPER THOUGHT HE WAS IN REVERSE BUT HE WAS IN FORWARD SO HE JUMPED TO KEEP SCOOP FROM HITTING HIM AND STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK

1989 · 2 incidents

May 29, 1989 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ruby Helen Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS SPLICING THE BELT, FOOT SLIPPED AND HURT HIS BACK.

March 20, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ruby Helen Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WAS OPERATING RAM CAR-HIT A BUMP INSIDE MINE AND CAUSED HIM TO STRIKE HIS HEAD.

1988 · 1 incident

September 17, 1988 WV · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
Ruby Helen Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS MOVING SCOOP AND BACKED OVER EMP. ANKLE.