Gordie Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
LEFT HAND COMPOUND FX 4TH FINGER.LACERATION 3RD & 4TH FINGER.MASHED HAND BETWEEN CANOPY AND MINE ROOF.
No 2 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal
No 2 Mine has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1986.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1986–1987
- Latest incident
- Dec 1987
Ownership history
- Gordie Coal Company Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 11 | 24,199 |
| 1987 | 10 | 114,776 |
| 1986 | 7 | 37,685 |
| 1985 | 17 | 122,303 |
| 1984 | 12 | 95,864 |
| 1983 | 3 | 5,733 |
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 Tazewell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.1% 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.Tazewell County, Virginia · Population 39,933
3.1%
Mining share of county employment
$45,788
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1987 · 2 incidents
Gordie Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WORKING #4 PILL5R WAS LIFTING TIMBERS AND INJURED LOWER BACK LEFT LEG
1986 · 1 incident
Gordie Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
OPERATOR WAS CU7TING COAL IN A ENTRY WHERE A PUMP CABLE CAME ACROSS TO A PUMP WHILE LOOKING BACK AT THE SHUTTLECAR THE RIPPER CAUGHT THE CABLE ROLLING THE CABLE AROUND THE RIPPER DRUM PULLING DOWN THE CIRCU3T BREAKER BOX FROM THE HANGER INTO THE LEFT SIDE OF OPERATORS HEAD