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Buffalo No 6: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Swamp Fox Development Inc · Underground
Controlled by Pauley William S
Sharples, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606570

MSHA record for Buffalo No 6 (mine ID 4606570). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Mar 1985
Ownership history
  1. Dal-Tex Coal Corp 1982 to 1983
  2. Swamp Fox Development Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Buffalo No 6 sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1985 · 1 incident

March 11, 1985 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Swamp Fox Development Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS TRAMMING OUT OF DRIFT WHEN THE MACHINE STRUCK THE PROTECTIVE CANOPY AT THE DRIFT CAUSING THE CANOPY TO COLAPSE AND PIN THE EMPLOYEE INSIDE THE INJURED EMPLOYEE COMMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN

1984 · 1 incident