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Mine No 6: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Four-O-Mining Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Ricky L Owens
Birchleaf, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405544

MSHA record for Mine No 6 (mine ID 4405544). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1988–1997
Latest incident
Nov 1997
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
2
inspections on record
6
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 6 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Stoney Lee Coal Company 1980 to 1982
  2. Golden Chip Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1986
  3. Coleman & Yates Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1997
  4. Four-O-Mining Company Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Mine No 6 sits in Dickenson County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 9.8% 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.
Dickenson County, Virginia · Population 13,920
9.8%
Mining share of county employment
$43,831
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q1 0 0 0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

Reportable incidents

7 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1997 · 2 incidents

November 14, 1997 VA · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Four-O-Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING OTHER EMPLOYEES BELTING UP. HE WAS HOLDING CHAIN AS SCOOP WAS PULLING LONG JOHN. CHAIN SLIPPED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THUMB.

October 16, 1997 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Four-O-Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PULLING POWER CABLE FOR ROOF BOLTERS. CALL SECTION FOREMAN TO REPORT THAT HE HAD STRAIN OR PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK. EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO BUCHANAN GENERAL HOSPITAL FOR X RAY AND WAS RELEA SED AND SENT HOME.

1990 · 2 incidents

April 28, 1990 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Coleman & Yates Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

MOVING EQUIPMENT WITH HI-LIFT AND THE MOTOR DIED AND COULDN'T DRIVE IT SO IT WENT OVER THE HILL.

1988 · 3 incidents

March 9, 1988 VA · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper MACHINERY
Coleman & Yates Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS CLEANING COAL UP AND SETTING A SAFETY JACK WHEN A PIECE OF SLUG FELL FROM THAT TOP AND HIM IN THE BACK OF HIS ROAD.

March 9, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Coleman & Yates Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS OPERATING PINNER WHEN A PIECE OF SLUG FELL FROM THE TOP AND HIT HIM ON THE BACK.