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Oneida Little Birch No 2: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Robert E Murray
680 Wolf Creek, Braxton County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608258

Oneida Little Birch No 2 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1993.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1993
Latest incident
Dec 1993
Ownership history
  1. Oneida Coal Company Inc 1993 to present
  2. Mountain Haus Properties 1993 to 1994
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)
1995 0
1994 4
1993 11 43,637
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Oneida Little Birch No 2 sits in Braxton County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.6% 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.
Braxton County, West Virginia · Population 12,345
1.6%
Mining share of county employment
$44,449
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

1993 · 1 incident

December 16, 1993 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Haus Properties · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS INSTALLING ROLLERS ON A BULLDOZER. HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE ROLLER AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER LEFT ABDOMEN.