Thunder Bay Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE LIFTING ROCK DUST.
No 2 Mine: 6 reportable incidents Coal
No 2 Mine has had no fatalities among 6 reportable incidents since 1998.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1998–1999
- Latest incident
- Mar 1999
Ownership history
- Thunder Bay Inc 1998 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 9 | 31,702 |
| 1998 | 23 | 73,702 |
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 Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.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.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file1999 · 4 incidents
Thunder Bay Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
DOWN ON KNEE'S SHOVELING SECTION TAIL SHOVEL SLIPED TURNING HIM SIDE WAYS TWISTING HIS LOWER BACK.
March 10, 1999
WV · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
MACHINERY
Thunder Bay Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INSTALLING RESIN BOLT, BENT BOLT TO CLEAR POT OF PINNER-WHILE PUSHING BOLT UP, BOLT TURNED TO RIGHT, PUT MAN IN BIND TWISTING HIS MIDDLE SECTION OF BACK SHOULDER INJURY BACK AREA.
Thunder Bay Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ONE BK OUTBY NO 4 BELT HEADTHE FALL WAS ABOUT 20FL, 30FTW, 7FT H. THE SECTOION WAS ALREADY PULLED OUT BY THIS AREA AT THE TIME OF FALL NO INJURIES
1998 · 2 incidents
Thunder Bay Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LOADING TRANSMISSION FROM GROUND INTO SCOOP BUCKET. RE-OCCURRANCE OF OLD INJURY. THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE COMPANY UNTIL DEC. 15, 1998.
Thunder Bay Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WORKING ON SHUTTLE CAR AND HURT BACK LIFTING ON PANEL LID. REOCCURANCE OLD INJURIES.