Alma Developing Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPL COMING OUTSIDE ON 3-WHEELER CAR WHEN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRUCK HIM OVER THE EYE,MOUTH AND HIT LEG AGAINST RIB.
No 2 Mine: 12 reportable incidents Coal
Alma Developing Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Les Mayhorn; Kennith Layne
Thacker,
Mingo County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607333
MSHA record for No 2 Mine (mine ID 4607333). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 1988–1991
- Latest incident
- Jun 1991
Ownership history
- Alma Developing Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 2 Mine sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file1991 · 2 incidents
March 28, 1991
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Alma Developing Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK WHEN A PIECE HIT HIM ON HIS SHOULDER & WRIST.
1990 · 3 incidents
November 15, 1990
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Alma Developing Inc · Struck by falling object
PUT DRILL STEEL AGAINST ROOF WHEN KETTLE BOTTOM FELL OUT LANDED LEG
September 10, 1990
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Alma Developing Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EMPLOYEE STATED WHEN HE PUT HIS DRILL STEEL AGAINST THE MAIN ROOF A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK HIT HIM ON NECK AND SHOULDER.
Alma Developing Inc · Struck against a moving object
HIT ROCK IN HAUL WAY WHILE RUNNING SCOOP, HURT BACK
1989 · 6 incidents
September 11, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Alma Developing Inc · Struck by falling object
THE MAN STATED WHILE BOLTING BETWEEN 8 &9 CROSSCUT LOSE ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON NECK AND SHOULDER.HE WENT TO THE DR 2 WEEKS LATER.
August 25, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Alma Developing Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HE STATED THAT HE WAS SPOT BOLTED THE HAUL WAY WHEN THE ROOF BOLTER GOT HIM AGAINST THE RIB.
July 20, 1989
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
MACHINERY
Alma Developing Inc · Struck by falling object
DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING ON HEAD & LEFT HAND CAUSING BRUISED MUSCLES.
Alma Developing Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPL STATED THAT PIECE OF ROCK FELL HIT HIM ON THE KNEE CAP WHILE MOVING MINER CABLE
Alma Developing Inc · Struck by falling object
WORKING NEAR FACE AREA,PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF KNOCKED HAND DOWN AGAINST ROOF BOLTING MACHINE RESULTED MASHING OF LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
Alma Developing Inc · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF DRAWN ROCK FELL AND HIT THE SCOOP OPERATOR ON TOP OF HIS HEAD, CAUSING BRUISED NECK MUSCLES.
1988 · 1 incident
July 20, 1988
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Alma Developing Inc · Struck against a moving object
HE WAS RIDING IN THE MANTRIP TO THE OUTSIDE HE SAID THE MAN TRIP CAR HIT A HOLE AND BOUNCED HIM HURTING HIS BACK