Elk River Sewell Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
PART OF A BROW FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLT HITTING MINER OPERATOR ON LEFT FOOT AND ANKLE.
Jumbo No 2: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Lazy Ace Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Carpenter M Wesley
MSHA Mine ID: 4605600
Jumbo No 2 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1989.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1989–1990
- Latest incident
- Jan 1990
Ownership history
- Clemens Coal Company 1977 to 1981
- Silver Eagle Mining Inc 1981 to 1988
- Diamond J Mining Inc 1988 to 1989
- Elk River Sewell Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1990
- Lazy Ace Coal Company Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 2 | 1,659 |
| 1990 | 3 | 1,899 |
| 1989 | 7 | 3,340 |
| 1988 | 1 | 150 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Jumbo No 2 sits in Webster County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 7.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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
2 on file1990 · 1 incident
1989 · 1 incident
November 29, 1989
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
MACHINERY
Elk River Sewell Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
INJURED EMPL WAS WORKING ON REAR OF MINER WHEN MINER OPERATOR SLIGHTLY MOVED MINER PINCHING INJURED EMPL ARM BETWEEN MINER & ROOF.