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No 2 Mine: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Lake Energy Inc · Underground
Controlled by Carey Cline
Sarah Ann, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607805

MSHA record for No 2 Mine (mine ID 4607805). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1991–1993
Latest incident
Jul 1993
Ownership history
  1. Lake Energy Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 2 Mine sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
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

1993 · 2 incidents

July 16, 1993 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lake Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE SECTION WAS VERY MUDDY AND WE WERE MOVING THE SECTION TO THE SIDE. WHILE HANGING A HEAVY MUDDY MINER CABLE MY MUSCLES IN THE LOWER BACK WERE SPRAINED.

January 15, 1993 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lake Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

S. CAR OPER TURNED AROUND IN DECK OF S. CAR AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

1992 · 3 incidents

December 3, 1992 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lake Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HELPING SPLICE CONVEYOR CHAIN ON CONTINUOUS MINER WHILE STRIKING PIN IN CHAIN WITH HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF & STRUCK HIM IN HAND.

November 4, 1992 WV · Coal electrician, lineman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lake Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE SERVICING THE MINER A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT EE IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. THE CUT TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.

February 14, 1992 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lake Energy Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

SHOVELING BELT THROWING ROCK ON BELT STRAINED LOWER BACK

1991 · 1 incident

April 16, 1991 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lake Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PICKING UP A SCOOP TIRE AND TWISTED TO LIFT IT.