Mining Incidents

C-2 Mine: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Pehem Industries Inc · Underground
Controlled by James B Simpkins
Gilboa, Nicholas County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608556

MSHA record for C-2 Mine (mine ID 4608556). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1996
Latest incident
Oct 1996
Ownership history
  1. Pehem Industries Inc 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

C-2 Mine sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% 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.
Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 24,446
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,280
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1996 · 6 incidents

October 19, 1996 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Pehem Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS DRILLING HOLE IN MINE FLOOR WITH HYD. HAND DRILL AND DRILL HUNG UP IN HOLE CAUSING DRILL HANDLE TO SPIN AROUND AND STRIKE INJURED IN RIGHT HAND.

October 13, 1996 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pehem Industries Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER BY REMOTE CONTROL, CUTTING #4 RT. BREAK, AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRAINED HIS LEFT ARM AND WRIST.

October 8, 1996 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pehem Industries Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROO FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE \31 MAINS, #1 ENTRY, 3 BRKS INBY SPAD #51, MEASURING APPROX. 5-6' HIGH, 10-15' LONG, 2' WIDE. PASSAGE OF MEN & VENTILATION HAS NOT BEEN AFFECTED.

October 8, 1996 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pehem Industries Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE #1 ENTRY, 1 BRK OUTBY SPAD #113 MEASURING APPROX. 8' HIGH, 30' LONG, 20' WIDE. PASSAGE OF MEN & VENTILATION HAS NOT BEEN AFFECTED.

July 26, 1996 WV · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pehem Industries Inc · Fall onto or against objects

CROSSING A WATER HOLE IN THE MINES. EE SLIPPED AND FELL FLAT ON HIS BACK LANDING ON A LARGE PIECE OF ROCK.

July 19, 1996 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pehem Industries Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS UNLOADING TRUCK. LIFTED A CAN OF OIL ANDTURNED TO SET IT ON THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK. BACK POPPED AND GAVE OUT.