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No 2a: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Atlanta Mining · Underground
Van, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606952

No 2a has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
May 1986
Ownership history
  1. Atlanta Mining 1985 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)
1986 22 183,834
1985 43 167,035
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 2a sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1986 · 3 incidents

May 10, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Atlanta Mining · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN WAS RIDING 3N THE DIPPER OF THE SCOOP AND WENT THROUGH A SET OF CHECK CURTAINS AND RAN INTO THE BOOM OF THE MINER THE UPPER PORTION OF HIS RT ARM WAS CRUSHED

April 21, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Atlanta Mining · Struck against a moving object

WHILE TRAMMING 9OOF BOLTER FROM OUTSIDE OPERATORS STATION THE OPERATOR STRUCK HIS HEAD WITH THE CANOPY & AGAINST THE COAL RIB.

March 6, 1986 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Atlanta Mining · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE SHOVELING3COAL AT A BELT TRANSFER POINT VICTIM APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.