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No 6: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Norma A Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Jimmy R Rose
Haysi, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405747

No 6 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Mar 1985
Ownership history
  1. Norma A Coal Corp 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 17 13,024
1984 16 49,338
1983 14 43,796
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1985 · 2 incidents

March 14, 1985 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider STRIKING OR BUMPING
Norma A Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

MAN NOTICED FEEDER ABOUT TO SPILL COAL & ATTEMPT TO RUSH TOWARD ON/OFF SWITCH TO SHUT THE MACHINE DOWN & STRUCK HIS HEAD ON ROOF BOLT KNOCKING HIS HARD HAT OFF CAUSING CONCUSSION.

January 24, 1985 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Norma A Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PINNING THE TOP AND A ROCK FELL HITTING HIM ON THE BACK OF SHOULDER CAUSING CONTUSIONS OF THE LEFT SHOULDER.

1984 · 1 incident

January 23, 1984 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Norma A Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

FAULTY CONDITIONS IN ROOF. FALL STARTED IN #2 CROSSCUT THAT WAS NOT BOLTED AND CONTINUED INTO #3 ENTRY. BOLTS WERE LOADED TO 300 FT LBS. ANDMORE OUTBY THE FACE AREA IN #2 AND #3.