MAN WAS CLEANIN1 BELT WITH SHOVEL IN LOW TOP WHEN A BELT SPLICE CAUGHT THE SHOVEL THROWING IT BACK INTO HIS FACE CUTTING HIS FOREHEAD AND BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE
Mine #6: 5 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Mine #6 (mine ID 4404247). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1984–1986
- Latest incident
- Nov 1986
- H & S Coal Company Inc 1975 to 1978
- Richco Brothers Inc 1976 to 1977
- Davis & Whited Coal Company Inc 1978 to present
Mine #6 sits in Buchanan County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
5 on file1986 · 3 incidents
A HORSE BACK SL3P APPROX. 2 1/2 FT THICK 10 FT WIDE AND 16 FT LONG FELL FROM FACE OF NO. 2 ENTRY ON RETURN PARTLY COVERING MINE
EMP HAD CAME OU7 SIDE TO SERVICE TRACTOR ABOUT 1 PM & HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO HELP OUTSIDE MAN UNTIL QUITING TIME 2:30 PM. HE WAS BENT OVER USING A PORTABLE GRINDER ON TAIL PIECE, WHEN AT APPRO X 2:20 PM ANOTH9R TRACTOR OPERATOR CAME OUT OF MINE & COMING TOO CLOSE TO MEN WORKING ON TAILPIECE MASHED MANS LEFT ANKLE BETWEEN TAILPIECE & TRACTOR
1984 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL DOWN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK WHICH FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT THIGH CAUSING A BRUISED MUSCLE
ROCK FALL 20 LONG 20 WIDE AND 0 TO 4 IN THICKNESS 300 INBY SURRAY SECTION NO.3 ENTRY 001 SECTION MOVE SECTION 1000 INBY FALL AREA.