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No 2 Surface Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Thornberry James T
Blaine, Lawrence County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1513519

No 2 Surface Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Jan 1983
Ownership history
  1. T & L Development Company 1982 to 1982
  2. Carbonex Coal Company 1982 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)
1983 20 9,784
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 2 Surface Mine sits in Lawrence County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.4% 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.
Lawrence County, Kentucky · Population 16,171
3.4%
Mining share of county employment
$45,584
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

January 26, 1983 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Carbonex Coal Company · Struck by flying object

SHOT WAS OPENED ON 3 SIDES....POSITIONED TRACTOR 200\ AWAY FROM SHOT ON EAST SIDE.UPON DETONATION,SOME ROCKS CAME UNDER DOZER WHERE BLASTER WAS POSITIONED.