Mining Incidents

Alma No 2: 7 reportable incidents Coal

F & B Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Willie Blankenship
Matewan, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606487

Alma No 2 has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Jul 1986
Ownership history
  1. Cumberland Village Mining Group Inc 1981 to 1983
  2. Fannin Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1985
  3. F & B Coal Inc 1985 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)
1986 9 25,364
1985 12 35,800
1984 17 39,786
1983 12 42,443
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Alma No 2 sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.
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

7 on file

1986 · 1 incident

July 10, 1986 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler OTHER
F & B Coal Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

DONT KNOW REPOR7ED NUMEROUS STORIES TO MANAGEMENT ALLEDGEDLY HURT BACK

1984 · 5 incidents

August 7, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Fannin Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYE WAS CRAWLING ALONG ENTRY AND PIECE OF ROCK FELL OFF ROOF BOLT AND HIT RIGHT LEG AND BROKE BONE IN LEG ABOVE ANKLE.

July 18, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fannin Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ROOF BOLTER BOUNCED OPR INTO TOP HURTING NECK.

May 25, 1984 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey OTHER
Fannin Coal Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPLOYEE TOOK SICK UNDERGROUND AT DINNER HOLE AND COMPLAINED TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THAST HIS HEAD WAS KILLING HIM. HE WAS BROUGHT TO THE OUTSIDE AND SENT TO HOSPTIAL BY AMBULANCE THE DR EXAMINED HIM AND FOUND HE HAD A VEIN BURST IN BACK OF HEAD THIS REPORT IS FOR A RECORD OF INCIDENT ONLY.

May 21, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fannin Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL WAS SLIDING ROCKDUSTER INTO BUCKET OF SCOOP AND HURT HIS BACK.

April 12, 1984 WV · Coal electrician helper ELECTRICAL
Fannin Coal Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

HELPING ELEC. TROUBLE SHOOT CUTTER PANEL AND LIGHT POWER BOX.

1983 · 1 incident