EE WAS CLEANING UP 1 & 2 ENTRY. THE REST OF OTHER CREW WAS MOVING BRIDGES AROUND HE CAME TO THE OUTSIDE AND TOLD MY OUTSIDE MAN TINY THAT HE HAD HURT HIS SHOULDER. BY GETTING HIS SELF IN THE T OP WHILE HE WAS CLEANING. HE DROVE HIS JELT TO THE HOSPITAL.
No 2: 4 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 2 (mine ID 4608519). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1998
- Latest incident
- Jun 1998
Ownership history
- S & R Mining Inc 1995 to 1996
- Deep Ford Mining Company Inc 1996 to present
- Typical Enterprises Inc 1996 to 1996
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 2 sits in Lincoln County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.3% 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.Lincoln County, West Virginia · Population 20,170
5.3%
Mining share of county employment
$48,593
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1998 · 4 incidents
Deep Ford Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
April 7, 1998
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Deep Ford Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
VICTIM WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT WHEN THE BOLT BENT SIDEWAYS CATCHING HIS HAND. MASHING IT AGAINST TOP.
March 14, 1998
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Deep Ford Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
VICTIM WAS RELEASING RED-DEVILS. BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGER ON RT. HAND.
Deep Ford Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS MOVING AWAY FROM DUMP, WHEN CAPLIGHT MADE CONTACT WITH MINE ROOF, PUSHING HIS HEAD SIDEWAYS.