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Mine No 2: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Ernest E Varney
Whitewood, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406567

Mine No 2 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
May 1990
Ownership history
  1. Black Widow Collieries Ltd 1990 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)
1991 0
1990 17 11,431
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine No 2 sits in Buchanan County, 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.
Buchanan County, Virginia · Population 19,857
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,216
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

1990 · 1 incident

May 11, 1990 VA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Black Widow Collieries Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED MAN HAD PUT A SHOT OFF AND HIS SHOOTING CABLE WAS CAUGHT. WHILE TRYING TO PULL HIS CABLE FREE, THE RIB WHERE HE WAS STANDING ROLLED OVER ON HIS RIGHT LEG BREAKING HIS FEMUR BONE.