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Mine #2-A: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Abc Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Daniels Danny B
Sarah Ann, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606627

Mine #2-A has had no fatalities among 8 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1986–1993
Latest incident
Jun 1993
Ownership history
  1. A B C Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1991
  2. Abc Coal Company Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1994 1
1993 13 60,851
1992 20 133,097
1991 23 109,009
1990 24 109,458
1989 22 106,515
1988 27 131,717
1987 21 101,442
1986 37 131,891
1985 35 116,233
1984 30 145,167
1983 24 53,162
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine #2-A sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1993 · 1 incident

June 8, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Abc Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BENDING OVER SHOVLEING COAL, OFTEN UNLOADING 20 BAGS OF CEMENT.

1992 · 4 incidents

March 12, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Abc Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

RAISING CANOPY ON PIN MACHINE AND LET IT DOWN ON HAND.

1989 · 1 incident

March 27, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
A B C Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

ROOF BOLT OPERATOR PUTTING UP GLUE BOLTS INJURED RING FINGER WAS ALMOST CUT OFF.

1986 · 2 incidents

February 6, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
A B C Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HAD SLATE TOP M5N WAS WALKING BESIDE PINNER AND ROCK FELL, HIT HIM ON LEFT LEG AND BROKE IT.

January 10, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
A B C Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

HE WAS STANDING3BETWEEN SECTION TRAMSFORMER AND S.S. SCOOP, HE TOLD OPERATOR TO PULL OFF AND THE OPERATOR DIDN'T PUT HIS SWITCH FORWARD LEFT IT IN REVERESE ANDHIT THE MAN BETWEEN THE 2 PIECES OF EQUIPMENT. 3