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Still Run #2 Mine: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Controlled by K Dale Tolliver
Itmann, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608516

MSHA record for Still Run #2 Mine (mine ID 4608516). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1995–1998
Latest incident
Feb 1998
Ownership history
  1. Chief Mining Inc 1995 to 1996
  2. Little Otter Mining Inc 1996 to 1997
  3. Camp Creek Service Center Ltd 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Still Run #2 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
October 21, 1996 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Little Otter Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE MINER OPERATOR WAS IN PROCESS OF BACKING THE MINER OUT AFTER CUTTING THE RIGHT SIDE (HE HAD POSITION HIS BODY BETWEEN THE MINER AND THE RIB), SOMETHING CAUSED THE BACK OF THE MINER TO SLEW TO THE RIGHT AND THE VICTIM HEAD WAS CAUGHT WITH THE CABLE HOOK AND THE RIB.

Reportable incidents

3 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1998 · 1 incident

February 18, 1998 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Camp Creek Service Center Ltd · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BOLTER HEAD & THE TOP.

1997 · 1 incident

November 10, 1997 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Camp Creek Service Center Ltd · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATED ON 11-13-97 THAT ON 11-10-97 WHILE OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER HE HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE MINE ROOF. EMPLOYEE NOT SURE OF TIME BUT DID FINSIH SHIFT.

1995 · 1 incident

September 30, 1995 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Chief Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

NO INJURIES. LOB #1-2 CONTAINED PARALLEL CRACKS. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS- STRAPPED WITH WOOD AND METAL. SPOT BOLTED WITH 6' CONVENTIONAL BOLTS. THE BRK THEN TOOK WEIGHT & WORKE D FOR APPROX. 15 MINUTES. THE BRK FELL OUT 3 ROWS OF BOLTS WIDE FOR THE LENGTH OF THE BRK.