Mining Incidents

Middle Fork No 2 (1): 1 reportable incident Coal

R & N Coal Company Inc · Underground
Paynesville Mcdowell, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608569

MSHA record for Middle Fork No 2 (1) (mine ID 4608569). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1997
Latest incident
Oct 1997
Ownership history
  1. R & N Coal Company 1996 to 1997
  2. R & N Coal Company Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Middle Fork No 2 (1) 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1997 · 1 incident

October 21, 1997 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
R & N Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

SHOT A HOLE TO WORK ON POWER CENTER AND TOP FELL IN BY SHOT HOLE, APPROX. 25' LONG, 19-20' WIDE AT THE TOP OF ANCHORS ON 36" CONVENTIONAL ROOF BOLTS.