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Mine No 2: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Rocky Hollow Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Massey Energy Company
Rawl, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4602035

MSHA record for Mine No 2 (mine ID 4602035). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Sep 1983
Ownership history
  1. Pond Creek Mining Company 1950 to 1987
  2. Rocky Hollow Coal Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 2 sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.
Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1983 · 7 incidents

September 22, 1983 WV · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Pond Creek Mining Company · Contact with electrical current

REPLACING BOLT METER IN CHARGER-440 VOLT BREAKER WAS KOCKED.DIDNT KNOW BATTERIES WERE PLUGGED UP AND GOT FEEDBACK.

August 2, 1983 WV · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator MACHINERY
Pond Creek Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS TRAMMING A TRACTOR. HE HAD HIS HAND ON T HE CANOPY PORT & THE CAR HIT AGAINST THE PORT CATCHING HIS FINGER.

May 25, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pond Creek Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS CLEANING THE WALKWAY. MOVED A LARGE ROCK & HURT HIS BACK.

February 14, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pond Creek Mining Company · Struck by falling object

STEERING BAR FELL OFF THE SHUTTLE CARAND STRUCK RIB