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Mine No 6: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Big Rock, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405681

Mine No 6 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Jun 1985
Ownership history
  1. Black Hollow Coal Company Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1985 8 27,512
1984 8 50,042
1983 4 6,669
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine No 6 sits in Buchanan County, 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.
Buchanan County, Virginia · Population 19,857
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,216
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

June 1, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Black Hollow Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM CAUGHT FOOT INUNDER BANK CAR WHILE MOTOR WAS BACKING UP

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1983 · 1 incident

June 20, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Black Hollow Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

TIME UNKNOWN MINE IDLE OBSERVED 6-20-83 ROOF FALL ON THE BELT IN THE #4&3 ENTRIES NO INJURIES FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP IN THE BELT ENTRY PLAN FOR CLEAN UP POSTED