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Black Jack Mine No 2: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Viking Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Avx Inc
Pisgah, Preston County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607647

Black Jack Mine No 2 has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1989–1990
Latest incident
Jun 1990
Ownership history
  1. Viking Coal Company Inc 1989 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)
1990 27 201,859
1989 23 147,500
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Black Jack Mine No 2 sits in Preston County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Preston County, West Virginia · Population 34,204
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$61,373
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1990 · 3 incidents

June 28, 1990 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Viking Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS BARRING ROCK FROM TOP OF MINER ROCK STRUCK PAVEMENT AND ROLLED AGAINST FOOT.

April 23, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Viking Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLED MUSCLE IN NECK - SHOULDER WHILE BENDING ROOF BOLTS. CONTINUED WORKING THE REST OF SHIFT AND REPORTED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING SHIFT. WENT TO DOCTOR ON 4-25-90 AND REPORTED OFF THAT DAY.

April 12, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Viking Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BENT DOWN TO EMPTY DUST BOX ON ROOFBOLTER & PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK

1989 · 2 incidents

October 27, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Viking Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE TO BLOCK AND LEVEL PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK. SAID HE HURT HIS BACK ON 10-27-89 BUT DID NOT REPORT TO HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL 10-30-89.