Bentley Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
SLATE FALL ABOUT 40\ LONG 20\ WIDE 26" THICK. POINT DOWN TO 0 90\ UNDER GROUND IN ENTRY #4.
No 2: 1 reportable incident Coal
No 2 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1984
- Latest incident
- Feb 1984
Ownership history
- S & C Coal Company 1974 to 1982
- Bentley Coal Company 1982 to 1983
- Bentley Coal Company 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 10 | 21,196 |
| 1983 | 4 | 7,419 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 2 sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.