Mining Incidents

5 Block Mine No 2: 1 reportable incident Coal

Jupiter Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Chris Cline
Bob White, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607404

MSHA record for 5 Block Mine No 2 (mine ID 4607404). 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
1988
Latest incident
Apr 1988
Ownership history
  1. Jovic Mining Company Inc 1987 to 1997
  2. Jupiter Coal Company Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

5 Block Mine No 2 sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1988 · 1 incident

April 28, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Jovic Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN OF ROOF BOLTER AND ATRS