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No 2 Mine: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Golden Chance Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Anthony P Cline
Gilbert, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608520

No 2 Mine has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1996.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1996
Latest incident
Aug 1996
Ownership history
  1. Golden Chance Mining Inc 1995 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)
2000 0
1999 0
1998 0
1997 36 832,862
1996 35 842,003
1995 33 24,905
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 Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.
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.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1996 · 7 incidents

August 1, 1996 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Golden Chance Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMP STATED HE WAS USING HANDLE TO CLOSE DOOR ON GRAVEL CAR. WHILE HE WAS BEARING DOWN ON THE ROPE IT BROKE AND HE FELL STRIKING HIS FACE. THIS INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 8-13-96.

June 20, 1996 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Golden Chance Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS INSTALLING BELT STRUCTURE. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK BUT CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL HIS SHIFT ENDED AT 7:00 AM. HE DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL THE NEXT DAY.

April 26, 1996 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Golden Chance Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING MINER CABLE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER PART OF BACK.

March 13, 1996 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Golden Chance Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BENT OVER AND PICKED UP MINER CABLE AND RUPTURED HIMSELF.

January 9, 1996 WV · Coal electrician helper ELECTRICAL
Golden Chance Mining Inc · Flash burns (electric)

WORKONG ON BREAKER IN POWER CENTER. IT GROUNDED OUT AND BLEW UP IN THEIR FACE.

January 9, 1996 WV · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Golden Chance Mining Inc · Flash burns (electric)

WORKING ON BREAKER IN SECTION POWER CENTER IT GROUNDED OUT AND BLEW UP IN FACE, AND BURNING LEFT HAND.