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No 2: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Panther, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605862

MSHA record for No 2 (mine ID 4605862). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Mar 1987
Ownership history
  1. Blueco Sales & Processing Company 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

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

5 on file

1987 · 1 incident

March 20, 1987 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blueco Sales & Processing Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS PLACING 5N ANGLE DRIVE ON A TRUCK FOR PROPER TRANSPORT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS ADBOMINAL AREA.

1986 · 1 incident

December 2, 1986 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Blueco Sales & Processing Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE ROPE THAT P6LLS THE BELT TAKEUP ROLLOR HAD HUNG UP BETWEEN THE SHIEVE WHEEL AND HOUSING THAT HOLDS THE SHIEVE WHEEL. THE ROPE HAD THE PRESSURE LET OFF AND THEN THE BELT ROLLOR TOOK UP SUD DENLY. HE HAD 2IS HAND ON THE ROPE AT THIS TIME. WHEN IT SLIPPED IT CRUSHED HIS FINGERS.

1984 · 2 incidents

February 8, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blueco Sales & Processing Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE JACK THAT HELD THE BELT CAME OUT & CAUSED THE TAILPIECE TO GO TO ONE SIDE & STRIKE THE MAN ON THE RT. LEG.

1983 · 1 incident

October 18, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blueco Sales & Processing Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS PUSHING A ROOF BOLT UP IN THE DRILL HOLE WHEN IT CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE MACHINE AND THE BOLT.