Mining Incidents

No2 Mine: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Jude Energy Inc · Underground
Controlled by C Greg Cline
Oceana, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606184

MSHA record for No2 Mine (mine ID 4606184). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1985–1990
Latest incident
May 1990
Ownership history
  1. Mar-Anns Mining Corp 1980 to 1987
  2. Oceana I Inc 1987 to 1988
  3. Jude Energy Inc 1988 to 1989
  4. Jude Energy Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No2 Mine sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 3, 1988 WV · Coal scoop car operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Oceana I Inc · Struck by falling object

SCOOP OPERATOR WAS CLEANING ROCK THAT HAD BEEN SHOT DOWN FOR A BOLT CHANNEL,AND WENT OUT FROM UNDER PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORT.A PIECE OF ROCK APPROXIMATELY 14" THICK 4 FT. WIDE 6 FT. LONG FELL AN D CRUSHED HIM AGAINST SCOOP FATALLY INJURING HIM.

Reportable incidents

12 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1990 · 3 incidents

May 18, 1990 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Jude Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE SHOVELING IN THE BELT ENTRY, THE INJURED WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK WHICH CAME OFF THE BELT.

January 19, 1990 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Jude Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE INJURED WAS OPERATING THE STANDARD DRIVE SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE STRUCK THE RIB.

January 16, 1990 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jude Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS PLASTERING A STOPPING. WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS LEFT KNEE DISCLOCATED.

1989 · 1 incident

September 14, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jude Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED & ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE KNELT BEHIND ROOF BOLTER #2 ENTRY WAITING TO MOVE INTO #1 ENTRY WHERE MINDER WAS WORKING A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 48INX42INX6IN FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS & S TRUCK BOTH MEN INJURING (1)ONE MEN WERE UNDER PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORT 3FT INBY THE LOFEE #2 ENTRY

1988 · 6 incidents

November 19, 1988 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Jude Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A PICE OF R OCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE LAST AND SECOND ROW OF BOLTS OUTBY THE FACE AND STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE HEAD RESULTING IN TGHE AMPUTATION OF HIS LEFT EAR.THE INJUREDS HARD HAT WAS RESP ONSIBLE FOR THE AMPUTATION OF THE EAR.

November 3, 1988 WV · Coal wireman, communications man OTHER
Jude Energy Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

THE INJURED EITHER FELL OR WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD AND RECEIVED A CONCUSSION IT WAS NOT DETERMINED UNTIL SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT IT WAS AN ACCIDENT AND NOT AN ILLNESS THE VICTIM HA S NO MEMORY OF WHAT HAPPENED

September 7, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jude Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCC ON T HE 2 BELT APROX 1600 FT OUTBY THE FACE IN THE 6 ENTRY THE FALL EMEASURE D APPROX 20 X20X4.

March 14, 1988 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Oceana I Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CLEANING DUST OUT OF GALIS HEAD AND HIT BOOM LIFT LEVER WITH KNEE AND RAISED GALIS HEAD CATCHING HAND BETWEEN GALIS HEAD AND DRILL STEEL.

January 20, 1988 WV · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Oceana I Inc · Struck by falling object

LOOSE SHELL ROC5 BROKE OFF BETWEEN BOLTS OPERATOR SAW ROCK COMING GOT OFF SCOOP AND RAN UNDER FALL.

January 8, 1988 WV · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Oceana I Inc · Struck by falling object

LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK BETWEEN BOLTS A SHARP POINTED ROCK FELL IN MINES, HITTING HIM IN THE BACK AND RIGHT SHOULDER.

1985 · 2 incidents

November 5, 1985 WV · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Mar-Anns Mining Corp · Contact with electrical current

CHECKING FUSE O3 CUTTER LIGHTS. FUSE HOLDER GROUNDED & BLEW UP BURNING RT HAND.

October 22, 1985 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mar-Anns Mining Corp · Fall from machine

WAS CLEANING OU7 CHUTE ON STACKER BELT WHEN SUPPORT CABLES BROKE. DROPPING I.NAME TO THE GROUND.