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Boyd No 2 Mine: 22 reportable incidents Coal

Treasure Coast Coal, LLC · Underground
Bradshaw, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605629

MSHA record for Boyd No 2 Mine (mine ID 4605629). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
22
Years on record
1989–1997
Latest incident
Nov 1997
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
5
inspections on record
27
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 27 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Boyd Coal Company 1977 to 1980
  2. Hawley Coal Mining Corp 1980 to 1985
  3. Alpine Development Company 1985 to 1987
  4. Eagle Rock Mining Inc 1987 to 1990
  5. Ace Mining Inc 1990 to 1994
  6. Avondale Coal Sales Inc 1994 to 1997
  7. Black Energy Inc 1997 to 1998
  8. Alpine Development Company 1998 to 2006
  9. Treasure Coast Coal, LLC 2006 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Boyd No 2 Mine sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

22 on file

1997 · 2 incidents

March 31, 1997 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Avondale Coal Sales Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE 270 OPERATOR DUMPED A CAR OF COAL WHEN A ROCK GOT LODGED IN THE FEEDER WHLE IT WAS RUNNING. HE TRIED TO GET IT LOOSE WHEN IT CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE FEEDER & THE ROC K

1995 · 1 incident

December 20, 1995 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Avondale Coal Sales Inc · Struck against a moving object

270 TRACTOR HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY CAUSING OPERATOR TO HIT TOP WITH HIS KNEE. TWISTING HIS FOOT.

1994 · 4 incidents

December 27, 1994 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler OTHER
Avondale Coal Sales Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED DOES NOT KNOW WHEN OR HOW HE HURT HIS KNEE. AT 11:00 AM HE TOLD THE SUPT. THAT HIS KNEE WAS HURTING & HE WANTED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT. NO WITNESSES TO THE INJ URY & NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.

November 11, 1994 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Avondale Coal Sales Inc · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR, EE, WAS INSTALLING THE 4TH BOLT IN THE 1ST ROW OF BOLTS IN THE NO. 9 HEADING WHEN A KETTLE BOTTOM FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE NEAR THE RIB CAGE.

October 31, 1994 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper ELECTRICAL
Avondale Coal Sales Inc · Contact with electrical current

EE WAS STANDING IN A WET AREA. HE TOUCHED THE LIGHT ON THE BOLTER AND RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK.

February 26, 1994 WV · Coal master electrician HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ace Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS LIFTING A PANEL COVER APPROX. 75-80 LIBS. IN 30 INCH COAL HEIGHT. TWISTED BACK AND FELT PAIN WHEN LIFTING LIP UP ON MINER.

1993 · 2 incidents

June 5, 1993 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ace Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PITCHING TIMBERS & PULLED A MUSCLE IN BACK.

January 17, 1993 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Ace Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS MOVING THE PINNER MACHINE AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT LEG BETWEEN THE PINNER MACHINE AND RIB. HE FRACTURED A BONE IN THE RIGHT LOWER LEG.

1992 · 3 incidents

November 9, 1992 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ace Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING ONE END OF A SLIP ROLLER THAT WEIGHED APPROX. 60 LBS. HE REPORTEDLY FELT BACK PAIN WHILE LIFTING THE ROLLER.

February 14, 1992 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ace Mining Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

I.NAME WAS PITCHING TIMBERS OUT OF MINING CAR AND FELT MUSCLE PULL IN HIS BACK.

February 4, 1992 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ace Mining Inc · Rubbed or abraded

I.NAME CRAWLING ON HIS KNEES AND BRUISED RIGHT KNEE CAUSING SWELLING."FAMILIAR MINERS KNEE"

1991 · 4 incidents

May 8, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ace Mining Inc · Fall from machine

I NAME HAD CUT A PIECE OF METAL ON TRACTOR & WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PRYING IT LOOSE THE BAR SLIPPED & HE EFLL OFF THE TRACTOR

May 3, 1991 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ace Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS LIFTING SUPPLIES OFF TRUCK & STRAINED BACK

January 16, 1991 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ace Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING MINE CABLE. RESULTED IN BACK STRAIN.

1989 · 6 incidents

December 1, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eagle Rock Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING MINING CABLE TO TIE TO ROOF BOLTS.

October 16, 1989 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Eagle Rock Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

CUTTING ROCK THAT HAD FELL (ABOUT 23 INCHES THICK) MINER CLIMBED UP ON IT, THEN DROPPED OFF WITH OPERATOR SITTING IN DECK.

August 31, 1989 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Eagle Rock Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

CRAWL UP TO MINER TO RAISE HEAD FOR MECHANIC TO WORK ON RIPPER CHAIN. TURNED TO CRAWL BACK FELT SOMETHING PULL IN BACK OF RIGHT KNEE.