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E C #2: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Controlled by Cook Everett J
Clear Creek, Raleigh County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606660

E C #2 has had 1 fatality among 6 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Mar 1985
Ownership history
  1. Chafe Mining Company Inc 1983 to 1983
  2. E C Coal Sales Company Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1985 22 24,573
1984 39 144,197
1983 1 1,200
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

E C #2 sits in Raleigh County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.0% 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.
Raleigh County, West Virginia · Population 73,666
4.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,055
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
May 3, 1984 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
E C Coal Sales Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INDIVIDUAL WAS PULLING A PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK FROM TOP AND ROCK FELL STRIKING INDIVIDUAL FROM HIP AREA DOWN AND PINNING HIM TO BOTTOM

Reportable incidents

5 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1985 · 2 incidents

February 8, 1985 WV · Coal rodman, surveyor/transit helper MACHINERY
E C Coal Sales Company Inc · Struck by falling object

I.NAME WAS CUTTING TREES FOR A SURVEY PARTY. FOR SOME REASON TREE KICKED WRONG WAY STRIKING I.NAME IN HAND.

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1984 · 3 incidents

May 9, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
E C Coal Sales Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING TO JOB ASSIGNMENT AT #4 HEAD AND STEPPED INTO HOLE INJURING BACK

April 28, 1984 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
E C Coal Sales Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INDIVIDUAL WAS HELPING IN FACE AREA AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND CAUSHT HIM AGAINST BOTTOM BREAKING HIS LEFT ANKLE.