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No 2 Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Coleman Jeffery
Big Rock, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4404974

No 2 Mine has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1984–1987
Latest incident
Feb 1987
Ownership history
  1. P & D Coal Company Inc 1978 to 1980
  2. Spotlight Coal Company Inc 1980 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)
1987 12 17,962
1986 13 42,741
1985 15 57,569
1984 15 58,593
1983 13 59,097
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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

5 on file

1987 · 1 incident

February 26, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Spotlight Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

DRAW ROCK BROKE3BETWEEN BOLTS WHEN PULLING ROCK AGAINST RIB.DRAW ROCK FELL ON KNEE .DR REPORT SAID KNEE WAS SPRAINED AND CUT.

1986 · 1 incident

November 18, 1986 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Spotlight Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL HAPPE3 ON 001 SECTION 5TH RIGHT 6HD. IT WAS 3 TO 4 FT. THICK, 18 TO 20 FEET WIDE ABOUT 70 FT. LONG. SECTION HAS BEEN STOPPER TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF.

1985 · 2 incidents

January 3, 1985 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Spotlight Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

SCOOP OPR. HIT HIS HEAD ON TOP WHILE RUNNING SCOOP THE DR. KEPT HIM OVER NIGHT FOR OBSERVATION BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WILL RETURN TO WORK 1-7-85

1984 · 1 incident