Black Nugget Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJURED WAS PICKING UP A PUMP OUT OF WATER & PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
No 2 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal
No 2 Mine has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1985.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1985
- Latest incident
- Jun 1985
Ownership history
- Black Nugget Coal Corp 1984 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 5 | 19,242 |
| 1984 | 0 |
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 Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1985 · 3 incidents
Black Nugget Coal Corp · Contact with electrical current
INJURED WAS PUTTING POWER IN ON S/C BREAKER BLEW UP CABLE WAS GROUNDED.
Black Nugget Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM AROUND ROOF BOLT WHILE TURNING A LEFT BREAK PIECE HIT OPERATOR ON RIGHT LEG