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No 2 Mine: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Black Bear Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Layne Earnest
Stacy, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4403677

MSHA record for No 2 Mine (mine ID 4403677). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987
Ownership history
  1. Black Coal Co 1973 to 1976
  2. Smith & Dotson Coal Company Inc 1976 to 1977
  3. Black Bear Coal Corp 1977 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 2 Mine sits in Buchanan County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
Buchanan County, Virginia · Population 19,857
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,216
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1987 · 3 incidents

October 15, 1987 VA · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Black Bear Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

MINER BACKING O6T OF PLACE WHEN LOOSE SLATE FELL ON LEFT HAND.

June 4, 1987 VA · Coal superintendent POWERED HAULAGE
Black Bear Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RI8ING MANTRIP TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE MINE. HE WAS HOLDING TO THE SIDE OF THE MANTRIP AND HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN MANTRIP AND BOTTOM OF MINE FLOOR; RESULTING IN LACERATION R EQUIRING SUTURE8.

January 5, 1987 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Black Bear Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING MUD AND3 COAL FROM UNDER ROLLER WITH STICK TWISTED ARM

1986 · 1 incident

1985 · 1 incident

November 11, 1985 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Black Bear Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

EMP HIT A PIPE WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL CUT HIM BELOW HIS EYE HE REMOVED HIS GLASSES SAW A LOST OF BLOD THEN LOST CONSCIENCE HE THE FELL ON THE TOP OF THE EQUIPMENT HE WAS WORKING ON H HE LATER REGAINED CONSCIENCIONESS

1983 · 1 incident

August 24, 1983 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Black Bear Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

FIXING FLAT SCOOP TIRE WHEN TIRE BLEW UP.THIS BROKE LEFT ARM,STITCHES IN RIGHT HAND AND MOUTH.