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Mine No 2: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Southern Edge Inc · Underground
Controlled by Bobby J Cole
Thorpe, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608362

MSHA record for Mine No 2 (mine ID 4608362). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1994–1998
Latest incident
May 1998
Ownership history
  1. Southern Edge Inc 1993 to 1995
  2. Southern Edge Inc 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 2 sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
May 6, 1994 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Southern Edge Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DRIVER WAS HAULING A LOAD OF COAL FROM SOUTHERN EDGE INC. NO. 2 MINE WHEN APPROX. 2.25 MILES FROM THE LOADING AREA THE DRIVER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS RAN OFF THE HAUL ROAD. HE WAS THROWN FROM HIS TRUCK AND FATALLY INJURED.

Reportable incidents

13 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1998 · 2 incidents

1997 · 1 incident

1996 · 3 incidents

May 23, 1996 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Southern Edge Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND WHEN HE MOVED TWISTED HIS RIGH KNEE.

April 22, 1996 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southern Edge Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING IN BELT STRUCTURE AND CAUGHT THUMB ON STRUCTURE.

1995 · 1 incident

January 16, 1995 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Southern Edge Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL INTERSECTION #4 HDG. 2 LEFT SECTION 400 FT INBY MAINS - 1 BREAK OUTBY FACE - APPROX 40FT LONG X 10-11 FT HIGH X 25 FT WIDE. INTERSECTION WAS SPOT BOLTED WITH 7 FT. RESIN BOLTS - TIMB ER DOWN.

1994 · 6 incidents

December 30, 1994 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Southern Edge Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL #2 HDG. LOB - 300 FT INBY MAINS APPROX 8-9 FT X 2-3 FT HIGH X 22 FT LONG, 18 FT WIDE.2 LEFT SECTION.

October 12, 1994 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Southern Edge Inc · Accident type, without injuries

INTERSECTION FELL 1 BRK INBY SPAD #73 LOB AT FACE. MEASURED 5-6 HIGH ABOVE 45" ANCHORAGE POINT. #4 HDG IS 18' 6" WIDE 3-4 BRK-18'WIDE.

October 11, 1994 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southern Edge Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS REACHING TO INSTALLED BELT CLAMP PREPARING TO MAKE SPLICE ON BELT WHEN HE TRIPPED ON CABLE THEREFORE TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE.

October 10, 1994 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Southern Edge Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL #5 ENTRY, 1 LEFT SECTION--FACE AREA 1 BRK. INBY SPAD #74. 5-6' HIGH 16-17' WIDE X 20'LONG.

May 11, 1994 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Southern Edge Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPERAT OR REPOSITIONING ROOF BOLTER ROM CENTER VALUE CHEST RELEASED TRS & RAISED FRONT BOOM CATCHING LEFT HAND ON PIVOT POINT OF MAIN FRAME & FRONT BOOM EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT INJURY TIME OF ACCIDENT