Cheyenne Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries
HIGHWALL FELL ON AUGER BLOCKING 2 PIECE OF DRILL STEEL UNDER GROUND REPORTED BY PHONE.
#2 Surface Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Daniels Creek Coal Corp
· Surface
Controlled by
Jetter Ben & Edgar Cruey
MSHA Mine ID: 4605412
#2 Surface Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Apr 1984
Ownership history
- Mc Namee-Cheyenne 1977 to 1979
- Cheyenne Mining Company 1979 to 1985
- Daniels Creek Coal Corp 1985 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 4 | 18,167 |
| 1984 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 2 | 5,014 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
#2 Surface Mine sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1984 · 1 incident
1983 · 1 incident
February 25, 1983
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Cheyenne Mining Company · Struck against a moving object
FRONT TIRE HIT ROCK,JERKED STEERING WHEEL,HIT ARM AND SPRAINED LEFT ARM.