K & H Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
CHANGING PUMP MOTOR ON SCOOP AND STRAINED BACK LIFTING MOTOR.
No 2 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 2 Mine (mine ID 4404135). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1990–1991
- Latest incident
- Mar 1991
Ownership history
- Dean-O Coal Company 1975 to 1988
- K & H Coal Company Inc 1988 to 1991
- K & H Coal Company Inc 1991 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
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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.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
3 on file1991 · 1 incident
1990 · 2 incidents
November 23, 1990
VA · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
POWERED HAULAGE
K & H Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING AROUND TAIL ROLLER AT NO 2 BELT.WHEN THE SHOVEL HIT THE ROLLER CAUSING THE SHOVEL TO STRIKE THE RIGHT HAND OF THE EMPLOYEE.
K & H Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
RUN OVER ROCK IN HOULWAY WITH SCOOP AND HURT BACK.