Mining Incidents

Mine No 2: 28 reportable incidents Coal

North Fork Mining Corp · Underground
Controlled by Massey Energy Company
Norton, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406625

MSHA record for Mine No 2 (mine ID 4406625). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
28
Years on record
1992–1994
Latest incident
Oct 1994
Ownership history
  1. North Fork Mining Corp 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 2 sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% 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.
Wise County, Virginia · Population 35,727
5.9%
Mining share of county employment
$50,740
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

28 on file

1994 · 9 incidents

October 19, 1994 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
North Fork Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS UP ON BRAKE UNIT AND HAD PAIN IN BACK.

October 12, 1994 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
North Fork Mining Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS STANDING ON 5 GALLON BUCKET TO HUANG CURTAIN FELL OFF BUCKET AND BRUISED LOWER BACK.

September 12, 1994 VA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
North Fork Mining Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING TIMBER & HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK

April 17, 1994 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
North Fork Mining Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING 4" WATER LINE WITH UPPER PART OF BACK AND INJURED NECK.

January 21, 1994 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
North Fork Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL APPROX 20FT LONG 20FT WIDE & 8FT HIGH OCCURRED IN THE ABANDONED MAINS LOCATED 90FT INBY SPAD 718 MINING HAD CEASED IN THIS AREA PRIOR TO ROOF FALL DUE TO ADVERSE ROOF CONDITIONS

January 21, 1994 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
North Fork Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL APPROX 100FT LONG 20FT WIDE & 21FT HIGH OCCURRED IN THE ABANDONED MAINS ROOF FALL FELL UP TO RIDER SEAM LOCAT ED 180FT INBY SPAD #718 MINING HAD CEASED IN THIS AREA PRIOR TO THIS ROOF FALL DUE TO ADVERSE ROOF CONDITIONS

January 10, 1994 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
North Fork Mining Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN HOLE AND TWISTED LEFT HIP.

1993 · 11 incidents

October 28, 1993 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
North Fork Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE ON LOWER BACK.

September 28, 1993 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
North Fork Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL WAS APPROX. 80' LONG X 18' WIDE X 9' HIGH IN AN ABANDONED AREA. ROOF FALL WAS UP TO RIDER SEAL IN PLACES. PRIOR TO THIS OCCURENCE MINING HAD CEASED IN THIS AREA DUE TO ADVERSE ROOF CONDITIONS.

September 15, 1993 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
North Fork Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF RCOK FELL OUT OF TOP, HIT COANOPY, BROKE UP AND ONE PIECE OF ROCK HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT RIB CAGE.

September 14, 1993 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
North Fork Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 5' HI-TECH BOLTS. MINES CHANGED TO 6' PT. ANCHOR BOLT APPROXIMATELY1 1/2 YEARS TO IMPROVE ANCHORAGE OF BOLT.

August 7, 1993 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
North Fork Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM BRAKE DISC ON SHUTTLE CAR USING A LONG-HANDLED RATCHET WHEN RATCHET SLIPPED, STRIKING EE ON FACE (MOUTH).

April 10, 1993 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
North Fork Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING RIGHT SIDE OF DRILL & LET DRILL HEAD DOWN ON RIGHT KNEE.

January 5, 1993 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
North Fork Mining Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF LOADER AND FELL DOWN LADDER ON SIDE OF LOADER. EMPLOYEE INJURED LEFT HIP AND LEG.

1992 · 8 incidents

August 20, 1992 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
North Fork Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

96660FALL WAS APPROX 20FT WIDE 20FT LONG & 5FT TO 7FT HIGH FALL WAS APPROX 5000FT OUTBY FACE LOCATED 90FT INBY SPAD #77

June 17, 1992 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
North Fork Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING TIMBERS WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

March 20, 1992 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
North Fork Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF CONDITIONS CHANGED AND ROOF BOLT WASNT ANCHORING PROPERLY IT THIS AREA FALL WAS APPROX 100 LONG 8-10 HIGH AND 18 FT WIDE.