Mining Incidents

Beaver Run No 2 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Bolair, Webster County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605471

MSHA record for Beaver Run No 2 Mine (mine ID 4605471). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
Feb 1987
Ownership history
  1. Craig Contractors Inc 1977 to 1980
  2. Jackson Hole Mining Inc 1980 to 1985
  3. Fork Lick Coal Processors Inc 1985 to 1987
  4. Fork Lick Coal Processors Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Beaver Run No 2 Mine sits in Webster County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 7.2% 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.
Webster County, West Virginia · Population 8,253
7.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,061
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1987 · 2 incidents

January 3, 1987 WV · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fork Lick Coal Processors Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I.NAME WAS OUTS3DE THE MINE OPERATING THE ENDLOADER AROUND THE STACKER BELT AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE AN OIL DRUM AND SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING A INGUINAL HERNIA

1986 · 1 incident

January 25, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fork Lick Coal Processors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS WAL5ING UP #1 ENTRY 2ND RIGHT SECTION WHEN FOOT SLIPPED AND HURT KNEE