Big A Mountain Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN A FAULT AREA IN THE MINE THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET LONG, 20 FEET WIDE AND 2-10 FEET THICK.
No 2 Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Stephen D Halsey; Carl A Hamilton
MSHA Mine ID: 4406158
No 2 Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1985.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1985
- Latest incident
- Feb 1985
Ownership history
- Big A Mountain Coal Corp 1984 to 1985
- Redbud Coal Corp 1985 to 1986
- Mountaineer Coal Company Inc 1986 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 15 | 505 |
| 1985 | 10 | 6,437 |
| 1984 | 3 | 500 |
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 Russell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.5% 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.Russell County, Virginia · Population 25,635
4.5%
Mining share of county employment
$49,020
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.