Mining Incidents
Search Operators Mines Alerts Research Controllers Fatalgrams About
Countries
Peru Chile Colombia Brazil Mexico Argentina Ecuador Dominican Republic Guyana Honduras Panama Guatemala Bolivia Nicaragua
Country notes
Venezuela · Suriname · Cuba · Haiti · El Salvador · Costa Rica · Uruguay · Paraguay
English Español
← Back to search

No 2: 1 reportable incident Coal

Panther Energy Inc · Underground
Controlled by D L (Jack) Bowling
Superior, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604108

No 2 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1987.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at No 2.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987
Ownership history
  1. Cannelton Industries Inc 1974 to 1976
  2. Panther Creek Coal Company 1976 to 1986
  3. Panther Energy Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1990 0
1989 0
1988 19 165,213
1987 17 127,188
1986 10 39,293
1985 9 29,771
1983 12 9,334
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1987 · 1 incident

October 5, 1987 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Panther Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A S & S SCOOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 6 IN X 48 IN X 48 IN FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HEAD