Mining Incidents

No 6-A: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Red Dog Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Ronnie A Edwards
Big Rock, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406623

MSHA record for No 6-A (mine ID 4406623). 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
1991
Latest incident
Aug 1991
Ownership history
  1. Wellmore Coal Corp 1991 to 1991
  2. Red Dog Coal Corp 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 6-A 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

1991 · 2 incidents

August 28, 1991 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Red Dog Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

19' WIDE 45' LONG IN CROSSCUT TO LEFT OF SPAD #59 4 1/2' HIGH. LAMINATED SHELL UP TO 8' HIGH.