Mining Incidents

Mine No 2: 12 reportable incidents Coal

K Y V Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Deel Thomas G & Bill
Meador, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607597

MSHA record for Mine No 2 (mine ID 4607597). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1989–1991
Latest incident
Feb 1991
Ownership history
  1. Elite Mining Company Inc 1988 to 1989
  2. Mouthcard Development Company Inc 1989 to 1991
  3. K Y V Coal Company Inc 1991 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

12 on file

1991 · 1 incident

1990 · 8 incidents

October 3, 1990 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mouthcard Development Company Inc · Struck by flying object

MECHANIC AND FOREMAN WAS SPLICING CONV. CHAIN DN S/C AND DROVE CIZZLE IN CONVE CHOIRE AND IT FLEW OUT HITTING FOREMAN IN RT SIDE OF HEAD.

March 20, 1990 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Mouthcard Development Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

BATTERY ON THREE WHEELER BLEW UP & ACID GOT IN EMPLOYEES EYES

1989 · 3 incidents

September 20, 1989 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Elite Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOLDING CURTAIN FOR ELECTRICIAN TO BRING SCOOP THRU INTERSECTION.#2 BUGGY TRAMMING TO MINER.ELEC & EMPL FLAGGED IT ASSUMING IT WAS STOPPING,SCOOP CONT THRU IT.SC HIT SCOOP KNOCKING BUCKET INTO EMPL PINNING HIM AGAINST RIB.

May 26, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elite Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AS ROOFBOLTER HELPER. WAS BENDING 5' BENDABLE ROOFBOLTS, INSERTING IN HOLE AND BENDING BACK. INJURED BACK DURING PROCESS OF BENDING BOLTS.

May 22, 1989 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Elite Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL (UNINTENTIONAL) ABOVE ANCHORAGE AT INTERSECTION ONE BREAK OUTBY SPAD #406 IN #2 HEADING OF 1ST. NORTH MAINS. NO INJURIES OCCURRED.