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Deerfield No 2 Surface Mine: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Perry & Hylton Inc · Surface
Controlled by Hylton Tracy W
Alpoca, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606671

MSHA record for Deerfield No 2 Surface Mine (mine ID 4606671). 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
1984–1985
Latest incident
Nov 1985
Ownership history
  1. Perry & Hylton Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Deerfield No 2 Surface Mine sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
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

1985 · 3 incidents

February 21, 1985 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Perry & Hylton Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING IMPACT WRENCH TO TAKE BOLTS OUT OF BELLY PAND ON 922C HAD ELBOW ON GROUND WHEN LAST BOLT TAKEN OUT BELLY PAN CAME DOWN CAUGHT ARM BETWEEN BELLY PAN AND GROUND BROKE BONE IN RT HAND

February 14, 1985 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Perry & Hylton Inc · Struck by falling object

HAD BUCKET OF 992-B OFF DOING REPAIRS.LEFT BOOM PINS IN TOP TILT LEAVERS.USING HAMMER POUNDING ON BOTTOM OF BUCKET BOOM PIN FELL OUT HITTING ON TOP OF HEAD.

1984 · 3 incidents

December 28, 1984 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Perry & Hylton Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTENING BOLT ON DOZER WRENCH SLIPPED HITTING MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

July 18, 1984 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Perry & Hylton Inc · Fall from machine

GETTING OFF TRUCK WHEN FEET SLIPPED FROM LADDER. HELD ON LADDER WITH LEFT ARM, DISLOCATING LEFT SHOULDER.