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Surface #2: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Double N Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by Hunter Ernie
Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606874

MSHA record for Surface #2 (mine ID 4606874). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1987–1988
Latest incident
Apr 1988
Ownership history
  1. Gould Mines Inc 1985 to 1985
  2. E G & S Mining Inc 1985 to 1987
  3. Coal Corp Of America Inc 1987 to 1992
  4. Double N Mining Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Surface #2 sits in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.7% 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.
Greenbrier County, West Virginia · Population 32,688
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$48,662
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1988 · 3 incidents

April 22, 1988 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coal Corp Of America Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DESSCENDING LADDER ON NOTOR GRADER, FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING OPERATOR OT FALL SIDEWAYS . OPERATOR HAD HOLD OF HAND RAILS,, SHICH KEPT HIM FROM FALLING ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND, BUT HURT B ACK AND NECK AREA WHEN CATCHING HIMSELF.

February 17, 1988 WV · Coal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coal Corp Of America Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE HAVING DRILL LEVELING JACKS EXTENDED HE RELEASED THE JACKS AND LEFT PARTICALLY RETRACTED. HE THOUGHT THAT HTEY WERE FULLY RETRACTED HE STEPPED OUT OF DRILL WHILE 5 INCH THE AIR AND JARR ED HIS BACK.

1987 · 1 incident

June 22, 1987 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal Corp Of America Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LACERATION BETW9EN 2 MIDDLE FINGERS LEFT HAND BREAKING 4 FINGERS.LOADING METAL ON END LOADER BUCKET AND HAND GOT TRAPPED BETWEEN 2 SHEETS OF METAL.