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No 2 Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Leslie Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Massey Energy Company
Gary, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604845

No 2 Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Apr 1984
Ownership history
  1. Leslie Coal Company Inc 1975 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)
1986 0
1985 1
1984 8 45,599
1983 17 86,037
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 McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1984 · 1 incident

April 4, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Leslie Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE HAD HIS HAND ON A STOP ON THE BOOM OF THE BOLT MACHINE AND WHEN HE RAISED THE BOOM HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOON AND THE ATRS.