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No 2 Mine: 6 reportable incidents Coal

S & C Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Barton Channe
Dante, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406445

No 2 Mine has had no fatalities among 6 reportable incidents since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
Nov 1989
Ownership history
  1. Beck-Tawn Coal Company Inc 1988 to 1989
  2. S & C Mining Inc 1989 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)
1990 4 1,895
1989 8 25,132
1988 11 54,769
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

6 on file

1989 · 4 incidents

November 8, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S & C Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS TURNING AROUND AFTER A SHOT WAS FIRED, TWISTING HIS KNEE. RESULTED IN SPRAINED KNEE.

February 28, 1989 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss ELECTRICAL
Beck-Tawn Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

INJURED WAS CHECKING FOR A PROBLEM IN FUSE BOX AND GOT INTO POWER BURNING HIS HANDS.

1988 · 2 incidents

September 29, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Beck-Tawn Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS STARTING TO DRILL HOLE WHEN A ROCK MEASURING 12 IN X 12 IN X 3 IN FELL STRIKING HIS HAND

August 12, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Beck-Tawn Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 2'X2'X2" FELL ON ANKLE WHILE INJURED WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS.