DRILLING HOLE WHEN A ROCK BROKE OUT AND STRUCK HIM IN RIGHT SIDE OF FACE AND HEAD
No 2 Mine: 15 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 2 Mine (mine ID 4606604). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 15
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Jun 1984
- Ted'S Coal Company Inc 1982 to present
No 2 Mine sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
15 on file1984 · 7 incidents
PIECE OF ROCK GOT HUNG AGAINST BIG ROCK FREED ITSELF AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE SHOULDER
18\X25\X4\ ROOF FALL IN OLD WORKS.
COMPLAINED THAT HE INJURED BACK LIFT ROCK DUST.
FELL ON STEPS ACROSSING CAT WALK, LOST FOOTAGE AND FELL, HURT BACK
EE WAS WALKING ACROSS CAT WALK & TWISTED ANKLE & HURT BACK.
SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP HIT HIM ON ARM.
1983 · 8 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING ROOF AND PIECE OF ROOF FELL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD
GETTING READY TO SHOOT PLACE AND WHILE WALKING AWAY FROM AREA A ROCK FELL
STARTING STEEL AGAINST TOP ROCK FELL AND HIT HAND
EE WAS WELDING WHEN WELDER GOT GROUNDED.
ATTEMPTING TO LIFT ROCK TO PUT ON TAILPIECE STRAINED BACK
EMP WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT AND BEGAN TO TIGHTEN BOLT UP WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL
ROCK CAME OUT OF BOOM AND HIT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING LOOSE ROCK WITH SLATE BAR